CARAWAY, Judge.
After failing to return to court on the second day of his trial, the defendant was convicted of distribution of cocaine. When apprehended more than a year later, the trial court sentenced the defendant to 15 years at hard labor. The defendant now appeals, asserting four assignments of error. For the following reasons, we affirm the conviction and sentence.
Facts and Trial Court Proceedings
On July 28, 1998, the Richland Parish...
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