RAYMOND DAVID WATSON v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY

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RENDERED: November 21, 1997; 10:00 a.m. NOT TO BE PUBLISHED NO. 96-CA-3425-MR RAYMOND DAVID WATSON APPELLANT APPEAL FROM McCRACKEN CIRCUIT COURT HONORABLE JAMES R. DANIELS, JUDGE ACTION NO. 94-CR-66 v. COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY APPELLEE OPINION AFFIRMING *** *** *** *** BEFORE: COMBS, EMBERTON, and MILLER, Judges. MILLER, JUDGE: Raymond David Watson brings this pro se appeal from a November 22, 1996 order of the McCracken Circuit Court. We affirm. Appellant was found guilty of first-degree manslaughter (Ky. Rev. Stat. (KRS) 507.030) and sentenced to thirteen years' imprisonment on September 6, 1994. On November 14, 1996, appel- lant filed a motion to obtain a copy of his pre-sentence investigation report. On November 22, 1996, the circuit court entered an order denying this motion. This appeal follows. Appellant contends that the circuit court committed reversible error by denying his motion for a copy of his presentence investigation (PSI) report. KRS 532.050(5) specifically states that "[t]he court shall provide the defendant's counsel a copy of the presentence investigation report." This statute specifically provides that defendant's counsel be given a copy of the PSI. In the circuit court's order denying appellant's motion, it was stated as follows: "This court provided the Defendant/Movant through his Attorney at sentencing a copy of the presentence investigation in this case . . . ." Thus, we are of the opinion that the circuit court complied with KRS 532.050(5). See Commonwealth v. Bush, Ky., 740 S.W.2d 943 (1987). For the foregoing reasons, the order of the circuit court is affirmed. ALL CONCUR. -2- BRIEFS FOR APPELLANT: BRIEF FOR APPELLEE: Raymond David Watson pro se West Liberty, KY A. B. Chandler III Attorney General Courtney A. Jones Ass't Attorney General Frankfort, KY -3-

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