▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Lincoln , ▁Verm ont , ▁posted ▁it ▁and ▁file d ▁a ▁notice ▁to ▁that ▁effect ▁with ▁the ▁town ▁cl erk . ▁He ▁allowed ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁neighb ors ▁to ▁ride ▁their ▁b icy cles ▁on ▁tra ils ▁that ▁crossed ▁the ▁property , ▁but ▁otherwise ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁any ▁access . ▁ ▁Kir cho ff ▁had ▁been ▁living ▁there ▁for ▁four ▁years ▁when ▁the ▁Add ison ▁County ▁sh er iff ▁received ▁a ▁tip ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁growing ▁mar iju ana ▁on ▁his ▁land . ▁The ▁sh er iff ▁and ▁another ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officer ▁went ▁to ▁a ▁neighbor ing ▁house , ▁crossed ▁a ▁f ence , ▁and ▁followed ▁an ▁old ▁logging ▁road ▁past ▁some ▁old ▁" no ▁tres pass ing " ▁signs . ▁They ▁left ▁the ▁road ▁and ▁found ▁the ▁growing ▁can nab is ▁plants ▁in ▁the ▁woods ▁roughly ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁( 9 1 ▁m ) ▁from ▁his ▁house , ▁invisible ▁from ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁The ▁sh er iff ▁called ▁in ▁two ▁other ▁officers ▁to ▁keep ▁an ▁eye ▁on ▁the ▁mar iju ana ▁while ▁they ▁got ▁a ▁search ▁war rant . ▁Kir cho ff ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁tend ▁them ▁at ▁this ▁point , ▁and ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁officers ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁growing ▁them . ▁When ▁the ▁sh er iff ▁returned , ▁he ▁and ▁the ▁police ▁seized ▁the ▁plants ▁and ▁other ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁grow ▁operation ▁from ▁Kir cho ff ' s ▁house . ▁ ▁At ▁trial , ▁Kir cho ff ▁moved ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁evidence