Jose Rosado Acha v. United States

Pro se petitioner-appellant Jose Rosado Acha pleaded guilty on September 14, 1987 to a charge of cocaine importation. Rosado remained out on bail pursuant to a July 30, 1987 order of the district court which specifically required, as one of the conditions of release, that Rosado appear at all scheduled hearings. When, on November 12, 1987, Rosado did not appear for sentencing on the drug charge, the district court revoked his bail and issued a bench warrant for his arrest. Rosado was arrested on January 27, 1988 and held without bail. On February 29, 1988 he was sentenced to five years’…