KASS, J.
When Juan Espinoza, the defendant, failed to show up on the assigned date for trial in a District Court jury-of-six session, the trial judge declared him in default and, acting under G.L.c. 278, § 24, reinstated the one-year sentence imposed at a bench trial. The primary question on appeal is whether Espinoza's default was a "solid" one, warranting invocation of G.L.c. 278, § 24. See Commonwealth v. Coughlin,
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