What is the current state of the law when a police officer arrives at the scene of a fatal shooting?
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The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Shaheed, 995 F.2d 234 (9th Cir. 1993):
This circuit confronted similar circumstances in United States v. Doe, 819 F.2d 206, 210 (9th Cir.1985). In Doe, a police officer arrived at the appellant's residence in response to a radio dispatch and found a person who had died from a gunshot wound lying on the front porch. The officer immediately entered the house to search for a potential murder weapon. This court held that:
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