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Unit 7 Assignment
California v. Greenwood and the Trial Process
Purdue University Global
CJ101-03
California v. Greenwood
When someone throws their trash away can they expect a reasonable amount of privacy? That is the question that was before the Supreme Court in ...
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Unit 7 Assignment
California v. Greenwood and the Trial Process
Purdue University Global
CJ101-03
California v. Greenwood
When someone throws their trash away can they expect a reasonable amount of
privacy? That is the question that was before the Supreme Court in 1988. Billy Greenwood’s
attorneys argued that his Fourth Amendment rights were violated when his trash was
collected and then searched by law enforcement. The evidence found in his trash was then
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used to secure a search warrant for his residence. California v. Greenwood was a landmark
case in that it finally settled the matter of whether trash set at the curb can be searched
without a warrant.
The facts of the case are this: Police were alerted to Greenwood’s possible drug
trafficking through tips given by neighbors and other informants that Greenwood may be
engaging in criminal activity (Law Library, 2020). After receiving these tips, investigator
Jenny Stracner witnessed a lot of traffic at Greenwood’s residence late at night and for very
short periods. On April 6, Stracner asked the regular trash collector to gather Greenwood’s
trash and keep then separate from the rest of the trash and to deliver the bags to her. After
a thorough search of his trash Stracner found drug remnants along with phone records
showing Greenwood making multiple calls to known drug traffickers. A search warrant was
issued, and drugs were found at his residence (Justia, 2020). He was arrested along with a
companion, Dyanne Van Houten. Both defendant’s posted bail and resumed their regular
activities. Greenwood’s trash was again collected on May 4 where more drug residue was
discovered, and a second search warrant was secured. Greenwood and Houten were again
arrested on drug trafficking charges.
Greenwood’s attorneys argued that searching his trash without a warrant violated his
Fourth Amendment, which forbids search and seizures without a search warrant, right along
with the California Constitution. The Superior Court of Orange County agreed and
dismissed Greenwood’s charges. The case was then brought before the U.S. Supreme
Court where the State’s Superior Court’s decision was overturned (Justia, 2020). It was
determined that trash placed at the curb or in a publicly accessible place is not covered by
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