State v. Bird

*394The opinion of the court was delivered by

Moritz, J.:

We granted Sean Bird’s petition for review seeking reversal of the Court of Appeals’ decision vacating the district court’s imposition of a downward durational departure sentence. Bécause we conclude substantial competent evidence supports at least two of the mitigating factors found by the district court and those factors, when considered together, constituted substantial and compelling reasons to depart, we reverse the panel’s decision and affirm the district court’s departure sentence.

Factual and Procedural Background

After Bird was…