Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit October 9, 1997, Nos. 1587, 1632, Dockets 96-1535, 96-1597 (United States v. Torres)

CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:

This case focuses primarily on the boundaries of the trial judge’s discretion to excuse prospective jurors for cause. It asks us to consider under what circumstances a trial judge may either presume or infer bias on the part of a venireperson without explicitly asking whether he or she could apply the law impartially.