Rogers v. United States

Summary

The court affirmed Rogers's convictions after concluding that he knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waived his right to be present at trial and that his physical presence at the courthouse, combined with face-to-face interaction and livestreaming, satisfied the applicable presence requirement. The court also rejected his unpreserved Second Amendment challenge because the alleged constitutional error was not plain in light of the absence of controlling precedent clearly resolving the status of felony-based firearm prohibitions. The court referred the Rule 43 issue to the Superior Court Rules Committee because of the lack of clarity surrounding its application to these circumstances.