California v. Greenwood

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1988-05-16

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*37 Justice White delivered the opinion of the Court. The issue here is whether the Fourth Amendment prohibits the warrantless search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home. We conclude, in accordance with the vast majority of lower courts that have addressed the issue, that it does not. h — 1 <p…

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