Eyewitness testimonies are influential pieces of evidence used in the criminal justice system. According to a study in which participants simulated a robbery, intoxicated individuals reported more incorrect details than those that were sober (Read, Yuille, & Tollestrup, 1992). Intoxicated participants also recalled less accurate information than sober participants in another study in which they observed a staged theft (Yuille & Tollestrup, 1990). However, both their anticipation for the event and the study designs could have affected the results. Moreover, not much is known about the vulnerability of intoxicated witnesses to misinformation during post-event interviews. The study examined the effect of suggestive influence and intoxication on
