Parrish v. State

RYDER, Judge.

Joseph C. Parrish challenges his conviction and subsequent sentence for the crime of introducing contraband into a state facility in violation of section 944.47, Florida Statutes (1979). Parrish asserts that the trial judge erred in denying his motion to dismiss because the undisputed facts failed to establish a prima facie case that Parrish introduced the contraband into a correctional state institution.

The motion to dismiss filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190(c)(4) revealed that on August 23,1981 corrections officer Douglas Bercume was engaged in a…