Christopher Wertz v. State of Indiana

ROBB, Judge.

Case Summary and Issue

[1] Christopher Wertz brings this interlocutory appeal, challenging the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress. He,presents ope issue, which is a matter of first impression: whether the warrantless search of his personal Garmin Global Positioning System (“GPS”) device violated the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. 1 We conclude Wertz’s GPS device is not a “container” under, the automobile exception and that he has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the device and its contents. Therefore, the warrantless search of the GPS device…