Judgment unanimously affirmed.
Memorandum:
County Court did not err when it sentenced defendant in absentia. Defendant had been informed of the scheduled date for sentencing but, rather than appearing, chose to abscond to Texas. Defendant's flight from the jurisdiction unambiguously indicated "a defiance of the processes of law sufficient to effect a forfeiture" of his right to be present at sentencing (People v Sanchez,
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