Opinion ID: 73467
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: standard of review

Text: 3 The following questions were not allowed to stand: Have you heard that since 1992 she has been involved in drug trafficking? Have you heard that in 1992 she worked for one Felix Reyes? Mr. Borras, would your opinion change if you heard that Ms. Guzman worked for Felix Reyes in 1992 a part of a cocaine transportation--? Mr. Borras, would your opinion change if Ms. Guzman in 1992 had worked for one Felix Reyes--? Would your opinion change, Mr. Borras, if you heard that in the summer of 1993 Ms. Guzman was part of a national cocaine distribution network? Would your opinion change, Mr. Borras, if you heard that in November – late November of 1993 Ms. Guzman perpetrated a false police report about a van of her son’s containing cocaine? 3 A district court has wide discretion to control the cross-examination of witnesses. Michelson v. United States, 335 U.S. 469, 480, 69 S.Ct. 213, 221, 93 L.Ed. 168 (1948). We review such district court determinations for abuse of discretion. United States v. Wilson, 983 F.2d 221, 223 (11th Cir. 1993).