Wathal v. Harrod

OPINION

DIXON, Judge.

Mike Wathal, pro se, is serving a twenty-year prison sentence for two first degree robbery convictions. Wathal petitioned the Franklin Circuit Court for a declaration of rights, alleging the Department of Corrections (DOC) erroneously designated him as a violent offender pursuant to Kentucky Revised Statutes (KRS) 439.3401. The Franklin Circuit Court denied Wathal’s petition, and this appeal followed. We affirm.

Wathal pleaded guilty to first degree robbery and being a persistent felony offender (PFO) first degree in Bullitt Circuit Court in March 2003. He also pleaded…