Tat v. United States

Issue: Whether plain-error review governs claims on appeal of error under Rogers v. United States (premised on a district court"s failure to allow the defendant to be present, to participate, or to object during a deliberating jury"s questions), as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit held below, or whether such claims are reviewed for harmlessness beyond a reasonable doubt, as the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the 8th and District of Columbia Circuits have held.