Opinion ID: 2632744
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Heading: State v. Keithley

Text: On March 19, 2003, while crossing the border into the United States from Canada, Kathryn Keithley was arrested for possession of a controlled substance when a customs agent found cocaine in her purse pursuant to a search of her car. Keithley was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance in Stevens County under RCW 69.50.401(d), a felony. State v. Keithley Clerk's Papers (CP2) at 83-97. Keithley filed a motion to dismiss in the trial court, arguing the absence of a drug court in Stevens County violated her rights to equal protection and due process. CP2 at 40-58. The trial court denied the motion. After a bench trial, Keithley was convicted and sentenced to nine months of community custody. Although an intensive drug court treatment program was not available to Keithley, the trial court also ordered that she continue with mental health counseling and that she remain drug and alcohol free, which required her to submit to random drug tests. After we granted Harner's petition for review, Keithley was transferred to this court from Division Three of the Court of Appeals, and the cases were consolidated.