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151742P.pdf   04/14/2016  United States  v.  Cody Smith
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  15-1742
   U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota - Sioux Falls   
   [PUBLISHED] [Shepherd, Author, with Chief Judge Riley and Smith, Circuit 
   Judges] 
   Criminal Case - suppression. The specific, articulable facts showed that 
   officers had a reasonable belief that Wallace was in danger and that they 
   acted in their community caretaking function when they entered Smith's 
   residence without a warrant. The scope of the encounter was carefully 
   tailored to satisfy their purpose of locating Wallace. The firearm at 
   issue, lying on the bed in the bedroom where Wallace was located, was in 
   plain view and was admissible under the plain view doctrine.