Appeals with incomplete records
Sarkis Sooren Hagopian v. California
In brief
- Where it stands
- Petition Pending
Awaiting an order on the petition
- What it’s about
- Sarkis Sooren Hagopian asks the Supreme Court to review whether California could end his misdemeanor appeal without resolving his objection that an incomplete official record made it impossible to determine the nature and continuing effects of dismissals initiated by prosecutors.
- What's at stake
- Hagopian's challenge to the end of his misdemeanor appeal remains unresolved; the Supreme Court has not agreed to review it.
Summary: written with AI from the case record.
What it's about
His filing says he chose the official oral record and pursued further review in California’s courts.
Hagopian's filing says he chose the official oral record, submitted requested jurisdictional briefing, and sought rehearing, certification, and transfer in California's courts.
The dispute concerns California Penal Code § 1466(b), which Hagopian says was used to end his misdemeanor appeal, and his objection to the record available for review.
Question presented
Whether the Fourteenth Amendment permits termination of defendant-initiated misdemeanor appellate proceedings under California Penal Code § 1466(b) without a meaningful determination of a preserved objection that an incomplete, State-controlled record prevents identification of the legal character and continuing consequences of the prosecution-initiated dismissals, where the defendant elected the official oral record, submitted requested jurisdictional briefing, and pursued rehearing, certification, and transfer.
What happens next
The next step is for the Court to decide whether to hear the petition. No argument or decision date is set.
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Sources
Primary materials plus reporting. Best-effort analysis: this explainer relies on a mix of primary materials and trusted secondary sources. Official filings and opinions remain authoritative.