PURCELL v. STATE

No. 86S03-9912-CR-705.

721 N.E.2d 220 (1999)

Tommie C. PURCELL, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 27, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles R. Deets, Heide Sandy Deets & Kennedy, Lafayette, Indiana, Attorney for Appellant.

Jeffrey A. Modisett, Attorney General of Indiana, James A. Garrard, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana, Attorneys for Appellee.


ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Tommie Purcell was sentenced to three years. Rather than send him to prison, the trial court placed him on home detention under the supervision of a community corrections program. After 690 days, the home detention placement was revoked and he was committed to the Department of Correction. We hold, as did the Court of Appeals, that he is entitled to 690 days credit for time actually served toward the three...

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