No. 25-6533

Arthur Raffy Aslanian v. United States

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2026-01-09
Status: Pending
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: appeal-waiver appellate-rights criminal-procedure due-process fifth-amendment post-trial-agreement
Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether a post-trial waiver of appeal is unknowing and involuntary, and therefore invalid under the Fifth Amendment, where petitioner was not fully advised of the consequences of the post-trial agreement and the nature of his appellate rights.

Whether an appeal waiver applies when the district court's advisals during the courtroom colloquy suggested that the defendant was not waiving his right to appeal his convictions and sentence on all counts.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a post-trial waiver of appeal is unknowing and involuntary under the Fifth Amendment when the defendant was not fully advised of appellate rights

Docket Entries

2026-02-09
Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
2026-01-05
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)

Attorneys

Arthur Aslanian
Katherine WindsorWindsor Kimball APC, Petitioner
United States of America
D. John SauerSolicitor General, Respondent