The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Lopez, 17 F.3d 397 (9th Cir. 1994):
We review the district court's admission of evidence for abuse of discretion. United States v. Conners, 825 F.2d 1384, 1390 (9th Cir.1987). A district court's ruling that particular questions are within the proper scope of cross-examination because the questions are reasonably related to the subject matter of direct examination is also reviewed for abuse of discretion. United States v. Panza, 612 F.2d 432, 437 (9th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 447 U.S. 925 (1980).
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