United States v. Walid Warwar

Appellant Walid Warwar entered a plea of guilty to charges of violating certain federal narcotics laws after his pretrial motion challenging the jury selection process in Puerto Rico had been denied. Before this plea was accepted, appellant’s attorney informed the district court that it was being made upon an understanding with the prosecution that appellant would be “permitted to appeal constitutional grounds as to the selection of the jury.” The court briefly expressed its assent to this arrangement and, after conducting an inquiry as to the voluntariness of appellant’s plea, entered a…