62(3)Where a judge acting under section 27, paragraph 28(1)(
a) or (
b), subsection 29(1) or paragraph 29(1.1)(
b) convicts a defendant in the defendant’s absence or where a defendant does not appear at the time and place set for sentencing, the judge may, if considering imposing a sentence of imprisonment or if notified that the prosecutor intends to ask the judge to impose a sentence of imprisonment, issue