ALLEN, J.
The appellant in this direct criminal appeal challenges his upward departure sentence following his conviction of second degree murder. We affirm his sentence because he is unable to show that each reason given for the departure sentence is invalid.
The trial judge gave two reasons for the upward departure sentence. He concluded that the crime evidenced "an escalating pattern of misconduct" and that the surrounding circumstances revealed "an elaborate...
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