Justice LUND delivered the opinion of the court:
After a jury trial, defendant Joseph Liberman was convicted in absentia of trafficking of a controlled substance containing cocaine weighing more than 100 grams but less than 400 grams under the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Act) (Ill.Rev.Stat. 1989, ch. 56½, par. 1100 et seq.). He thereafter appeared and was sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment. Defendant appeals, contending (1) he was improperly...
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