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Arthur Raffy Aslanian v. United States
IFP petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, No. 24-3172 · judgment October 8, 2025
Question presented
• 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. STATEMENT OF RELATED PROCEEDINGS The proceedings identified below are directly related to the above-captioned case in this Court. • United States v. Arthur Raffy Aslanian, No. 22-CR-445-JGB, U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. Judgment entered May 15, 2024. • United States v. Arthur Raffy Aslanian, No. 24-3172, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Order issued October 8, 2025.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Katherine Windsor
Windsor Kimball APC
For respondent
D. John Sauer
Solicitor General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences
Proceedings
- Jun 29 2026Petition DENIED.
- Jun 22 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 6/25/2026.
- Feb 26 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Feb 09 2026Memorandum of respondent United States filed.
- Jan 05 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due February 9, 2026)