DURHAM, J.
After Javier Ortiz was deported by federal authorities to Mexico, the Court of Appeals dismissed his appeal from a criminal conviction obtained against him in Yakima County. We reverse.
Ortiz was convicted of possession of a controlled substance (cocaine) in the Yakima County Superior Court on June 2, 1988. He received a sentence of time served (53 days), 12 months of community supervision and $640 in costs. On June 3, 1 day after Ortiz's conviction...
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