Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 11(b)(3) requires a district court to "determine that there is a factual basis" for a guilty plea before accepting it. The Question Presented is whether a plea agreement's appeal waiver can bar a defendant from pursuing a claim that the plea rested on an inadequate factual basis.

Whether a plea agreement's appeal waiver can bar a defendant from pursuing a claim that the plea rested on an inadequate factual basis