People v. Thompson

Appellants Thompson and Walker were found guilty of the offense of bringing alcohol onto the premises of the Colorado State Penitentiary in violation of 1967 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 40-7-58, the so-called contraband statute. We reverse the judgments on the ground that the trial court should have granted the defendants’ motions to suppress evidence and a statement secured from defendant Walker. The defendants’ other grounds for reversal are without merit.

The defendants drove to the parking lot of the penitentiary where they parked their vehicle and proceeded into the penitentiary for the…