How later courts describe this case

• holding that defense counsel may decide whether to consent to voir dire proceedings before a federal magistrate
• noting that when the magistrate judge acts under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(3), “the district judge ... is waiting in the wings, fully able to correct errors”
• stating that when a magistrate conducts voir dire, "the district judge — insulated by life tenure and irreducible salary — is waiting in the wings, fully able to correct errors”
• permitting magistrate judge to conduct jury selection without an explicit personal statement of consent
• "[S]ome basic trial choices are so important that an attorney must seek the client's consent in order to waive the right."
• "What suffices for waiver depends on the nature of the right at issue." (internal quotation marks omitted).
• “[A] scheduling matter ... is a tactical decision that is well suited for the attorney’s own decision.”
• "[Sjome basic trial choices are so important that an attorney must seek the client's consent in order to waive the right.”