State v. Kottman

KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] As a condition of his release on parole, defendant signed a waiver allowing warrantless searches of his home and person by parole agents or law enforcement officers, whenever a reasonable suspicion arose that he was violating a condition of his parole. Sioux Falls police suspected defendant in a burglary that appeared to have been an “inside job.” Defendant had recently been fired from the burglarized business. Because the officers knew defendant had signed a waiver, they searched his home without a warrant. They found a methamphetamine pipe, and defendant was…