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PEOPLE v. MENDEZ

No. 1-00-2178.

749 N.E.2d 391 (2001)

322 Ill. App.3d 103

255 Ill.Dec. 290

The PEOPLE of the State of Illinois, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Haberto MENDEZ, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Third Division.

May 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick A. Tuite and Beth L. Hansher, Arnstein & Lehr, Chicago, for Appellant.

Richard A. Devine, State's Attorney of Cook County, Chicago (Renee Goldfarb, Margaret J. Campos and Susan M. Caraher, of Counsel), for Appellee.

Justice WOLFSON delivered the opinion of the court:

On May 12, 1995, Haberto Mendez sat through a hearing on his motions to suppress 998.9 grams of cocaine and an oral statement about the cocaine. The next day he watched as his jury was selected and the first day of trial testimony was completed. Then he left for parts unknown. The trial went on without him. The jury convicted Mendez of possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver and the trial judge...

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