Whether a court of appeals may, on plain-error review, affirm a conviction following a trial for possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), on the ground that the entire record demonstrates that the defendant was not prejudiced by the application of later-overruled circuit precedent under which the government was not required to charge or prove knowledge of felon status

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a court of appeals may, on plain-error review, affirm a conviction following a trial for possessing a firearm as a felon, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2), on the ground that the entire record demonstrates that the defendant was not prejudiced by the application of later-overruled circuit precedent under which the government was not required to charge or prove knowledge of felon status. (I)