State v. Crabtree

A juvenile court judge has discretion to impose a sentence below the standard range upon a finding of *539manifest injustice. State v. Sledge, 133 Wn.2d 828, 844, 947 P.2d 1199 (1997). The finding must be supported by reasons. RCW 13.40.230(2)(a); State v. Duncan, 90 Wn. App. 808, 812, 960 P.2d 941 (1998). But those reasons are not limited to the factors specified in the Juvenile Justice Act of 1977, chapter 13.40 RCW. See, e.g., State v. K.E., 97 Wn. App. 273, 283, 982 P.2d 1212 (1999).

Here, a juvenile court judge found a manifest injustice and imposed a sentence below the standard range based…