Judgment affirmed.
JUSTICE LINDBERG delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Cesar Garza, appeals from his conviction of delivery of a controlled substance (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 56 1/2, par. 1401(b)(2)). The sole issue on appeal is whether evidence of defendant's absence from trial was improperly commented on by the prosecutor.
On January 31, 1986, defendant was arrested at the Highlake Tap for allegedly delivering cocaine to an undercover...
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