The following excerpt is from United States v. Reyes, 18-1745-cr (2nd Cir. 2019):
obvious error" - i.e., an error that is "obviously wrong in light of existing law," see United States v. Pipola, 83 F.3d 556, 561 (2d Cir. 1996) - if the error "affected the appellant's substantial rights" and "the error seriously affects the fairness, integrity[,] or public reputation of judicial proceedings," United States v. Prado, 815 F.3d 93, 100 (2d Cir. 2016).
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