First Circuit: US v. Cabrera-Rivera

Given the previous discussion among counsel during which they looked up the relevant statutes on their cellphones, plea bargain was sufficiently knowing and voluntary, despite deft's contention that he understood the term of the sentence to include any periods of supervised release.

Although the rest of the conditions of supervised release don't rise to the level of miscarriage of justice that would justify looking past the appeals waiver in the plea bargain, the unexplained provision barring unapproved contact with deft's children was plain error.

Concurrence: When supervised release conditions don't match the plea deal, contract principles come into play.

Dissent: Conditions weren't a miscarriage of justice, all considered.  Seemingly excessive conditions give probation officers useful power.

http://media.ca1.uscourts.gov/pdf.opinions/15-1337P-01A.pdf