U.S. v. Bozovich

In prosecution on conspiracy to distribute heroin charge, Dist. Ct. did not abuse its discretion under Rule 611(b) in allowing prosecutor to cross-examine defendant on statements defendant made to DEA agents in which defendant had identified individuals who had supplied him with heroin and had participated in brokered drug deals with defendant and his associates. While defendant had argued that said questions went beyond scope of his direct examination, said questions were not improper, where questions touched on issue of defendant's motive for purchasing drugs from his supplier and attempted to debunk defendant’s claim in his direct testimony that his purchase of drugs was only to satisfy his heroin addiction.