COX, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue we address in this appeal is this: By what standard do we review a district court's unobjected-to constructive amendment of a defendant's indictment? We hold that we apply plain-error review. Having concluded that the district court constructively amended Count 2 of Kenneth Lamar Madden's superseding indictment and that the amendment satisfies the plain-error standard, we reverse Madden's conviction on Count 2 and remand.
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