Chism v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

As technology marches forward, some Indiana trial courts have taken to using home detention monitoring systems that employ global positioning system equipment (commonly called "GPS"). Chism contends that the relevant provisions of the Indiana Code do not authorize these devices. We hold that they do.

As part of his sentence for conspiracy to deliver cocaine and driving while intoxicated, the trial court ordered Chism to serve time on home detention. The community corrections program charged with supervising Chism's detention deployed a traditional monitoring system.…