State v. Jonas  ·  2024-05-23  ·  Supreme Court of North Carolina  ·  pin 95 S. Ct. at 886

“The plea bargaining table does not encircle a high stakes poker game. It is the nearest thing to arm’s length bargaining the criminal justice system confronts. As such, it is entirely inappropriate for either side to keep secret any attempt to appeal the conviction.”

Caraballo-Torres v. United States  ·  2012-07-13  ·  D. Puerto Rico  ·  pin 43 L. Ed. 2d at 196

“ ‘When a criminal defendant has solemnly admitted in open court that he is in fact guilty of the offense with which he is charged, he may not thereafter raise independent claims relating to the deprivation of constitutional rights that occurred prior to the entry of the guilty plea.’ ”

Espinal-Gutierrez v. United States  ·  2012-05-08  ·  D. Puerto Rico  ·  pin 43 L. Ed. 2d at 196

“ ‘When a criminal defendant has solemnly admitted in open court that he is in fact guilty of the offense with which he is charged, he may not thereafter raise independent claims relating to the deprivation of constitutional rights that occurred prior to the entry of the guilty plea.’ ”