Opinion ID: 465407
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Heading: Failure to Give Addict Instruction

Text: 70 Domina complains of the district court's failure to instruct the jury that Purnell was a narcotics addict and of its instruction to disregard the disposition of the case against Purnell. 71 Because the district court properly excluded evidence of Purnell's narcotics addiction, nothing in the record supported an addict instruction. See United States v. Candelaria, 704 F.2d 1129, 1132 (9th Cir.1983). 72 The district court also properly instructed the jury not to speculate on the reasons that the case had been disposed of as to Purnell. This instruction did not foreclose the jury's consideration of Purnell's possible motives for testifying. Indeed, the court permitted vigorous cross-examination and argument on the nature and effect of Purnell's plea bargain. 73 The district court's judgment is AFFIRMED. 74