UNITED STATES v. MINASYAN

No. 19-50185.

4 F.4th 770 (2021)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Ashot MINASYAN, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed July 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kathryn Ann Young (argued), Deputy Federal Public Defender; Cuauhtemoc Ortega , Federal Public Defender; Office of the Federal Public Defender, Los Angeles, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Kelley Brooke Hostetler (argued), Attorney, Appellate Section; Brian C. Rabbitt , Acting Assistant Attorney General; Emily Z. Culbertson , Robyn N. Pullio , and Claire Yan , Fraud Section, Criminal Division; Jeremy R. Sanders , Appellate Counsel, Fraud Section; United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before: Ronald M. Gould, John B. Owens, and Lawrence VanDyke, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

We consider the enforceability of an appeal waiver, and that subject requires us to touch upon the justifications for the plea-bargaining process and its significance in the current American system of criminal justice. Ashot Minasyan pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud, in violation of...

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