Overview
- The Tribunal Oral Federal Nº3 sentenced Augusto Manuel Pacicco to two years of imprisonment to be served effectively after granting his request to remain detained rather than receive conditional release.
- Pacicco submitted a handwritten letter to the court saying “No me siento apto para reinsertarme en la sociedad” and told judges he needed to keep receiving in-prison psychiatric and psychological treatment.
- Prosecutors treated him as a secondary participant who mediated small cocaine exchanges and sought a two-year term that, given his clean record, could have allowed suspended execution of the sentence.
- Defense counsel asked for conditional execution so Pacicco could regain freedom, but the defendant insisted on staying in custody because he doubted he could meet parole obligations such as regular check-ins.
- The ruling leaves Pacicco in Unidad Penitenciaria Nº5 (Villa María) and comes with convictions of five other defendants linked to the same distribution network, raising questions about how courts balance rehabilitation needs and parole rules.