People v. Lepik

LEE, Justice.

Defendant, Kenneth Lepik, was charged with the offenses of Introducing Contraband in the First Degree, section 18-8-203, C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 8), and Introducing Contraband in the Second Degree, section 18-8-204, C.R.S. 1973 (1978 Repl. Vol. 8).

The charges arose out of an incident on December 11,1977, involving the defendant, a security guard at the Colorado State Hospital in Pueblo, who was accused of bringing alcoholic beverages (First-Degree Introduction) and a pair of pliers (Second-Degree Introduction) into the state hospital.

The defendant moved to dismiss the charge…