State v. Lennon

— Jeffrey Lennon was convicted of one count of possession of cocaine and one count of bail jumping. His appeal was delayed about 10 months by the court reporter’s failure to transcribe the report of proceedings. He first moves for reversal of his conviction and dismissal of the charges based on a violation of his speedy appeal rights. Additionally, he contends he was subjected to an unlawful search. We reverse and dismiss.

Facts

On June 7, 1996, police executed a search warrant for narcotics at a Motel 6 room in Moses Lake. Throughout the nearly three-hour search, people called the room, paged…