United States v. Angel A. Soldevila-Lopez, A/K/A "Angelo,"

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

On August 17, 1992, a jury found defendant-appellant Angel A. Soldevila-López (“Soldevila”) guilty of four counts of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fifty kilograms of cocaine and using a communication facility in the commission of the offense, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2 and 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), 843(b), and 846.

On November 27, three days before the sentencing date of November 30, trial counsel for Soldevila, Nicolás Nogueras (“Attorney Nogueras”) raised the issue of Soldevi-la’s competence to be sentenced in a motion requesting psychiatric…