The police, acting on a tip that Billy Greenwood was dealing illegal

narcotics, searched some trash bags that he had left on the curb. Actually,

to be more specific, they asked Greenwood's garbage man to set aside his

thrash from the rest of the neighborhood's, then searched it after it was

isolated. Finding paraphernalia associated with drugs in the bags, the

police applied for a search warrant, including a description of the things

they found in the trash. Based on evidence from both the garbage and the

search of the house, Greenwood was convicted of drug-related charges.

Greenwood appealed to the Supreme Court, claiming that the search of his

garbage was illegal because it was searched without a warrant.

My side of the case, which is the state of California, tends to argue

three main things. First, the exception to the warrant requirement, which is

"searching abandoned property." We also tend to argue two previous court

cases, Oliver vs. US......

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Title: California Vs Greenwood
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