United States v. William Pico

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction entered in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Cabranes, J. Appellant William Pico pleaded guilty to conspiring to import cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 960(a), 963. The district court sentenced Pico to 121 months incarceration at a federal work camp followed by a life term of supervised release.

Pico directed his appointed counsel to appeal the judgment of conviction. Counsel apparently attempted to communicate with Pico concerning the appeal, but, owing in part to Pico’s transfer from Connecticut to Texas,…