LANSING, Judge.
Michael A. Maddox was stopped by a law enforcement officer as Maddox was driving his automobile up a motorcycle trail in an undeveloped foothill area. During the stop, the officer saw drug paraphernalia in the vehicle in plain view and ultimately arrested Maddox for possession of a controlled substance. On Maddox's motion to suppress evidence from the stop, the district court held that the stop was justified as a community caretaking act, and therefore...
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