Opinion ID: 2343191
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: client-counsel access (# 37)

Text: Appellant argues that his ability to communicate confidentially with his trial counsel on a regular basis was impeded by his pretrial incarceration in facilities first in the Jefferson County Jail and then the Kentucky State Penitentiary, where he was transferred some time between October 17, 1997 and March 1998 apparently without a court order and, in fact, in contravention of the trial court's order directing that Appellant be transferred to the nearby Hardin County Detention Center as soon as space was available. Appellant's brief identifies no motion for relief with respect to this issue that was denied by the trial court. In fact, the record reflects that, three (3) weeks before trial, when Appellant's trial counsel moved the trial court to order Appellant's transfer to the Hardin County Detention Center, the trial court granted the motion with no objection from the Commonwealth, Accordingly, [t]he trial judge responded in a reasonable fashion to defense requests, Epperson v. Commonwealth, Ky., 809 S.W.2d 835, 841 (1990), and [t]here was no deficiency ... compromising the right of ... appellant to effective counsel. Id. We hold that the trial court properly addressed the concerns raised by Appellant, and we find no error.