California+v.+Greenwood

California v. Greenwood Facts:: falsemedia type="custom" key="3544736" ·  Petitioner’s claim: That a warrantless search and seizure of garbage placed at the cub for pickup does not violate the 4th amendment. bv · Petitioner: state of California · Respondent: Billy Greenwood · Started: January 11, 1988 · Ended: May 16, 1988 · Certiorari to the court of appeals of California, 4th appellate district. · Under the 4th amendment · Chief lawyer for Petitioner: Michael J. Pear Chief lawyer for Respondent: Michael Ian Garey · Decision: Reversed the California Court of Appeals decision and ruled that the 4th amendment does not prohibit the warrantless search and seizure of garbage placed on the curb for collection. ·  White J delivered the opinion of the court, in which Rehnquist, C.J, and Blackmun, Stevens, O’Conner, and Scalia, JJ, joined Brennan, J, filed a dissenting opinion, in which Marshall, J, joined post, Kennedy, J., took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.  The Issue::  · The respondent Billy Greenwood might be engaged in narcotics trafficking. The police obtained his garbage bags left on the curb in front of his house two times. · The items that were in the garbage bag were indicated of using narcotics. <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· The police obtained warrants to search the house <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· They discovered controlled substances during the search and arrested respondents on felony narcotic charges. <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· People v. Kridda held that warrantless trash searches violate the 4th amendment <span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'; color: windowtext; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;"> Did the warrantless search and seizure of greenwood’s garbage violate the 4th amendment’s search and seizure guarantee?

<span style="font-size: 180%; color: #e47cf3; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Major Law:: <span style="font-size: 200%; color: #e47cf3; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;"> The 4th amendment stated that warrantless trash searches were illegal. The state Cops in California searched William greenwood’s trash outside his house on the curb and found clues that show William was using narcotics. <span style="font-size: 190%; color: #e47cf3; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Decision:: Voting 6 to 2, the court held that the garbage placed at the curbside is unprotected by the 4th amendment. The court argued that there was no reasonable expectation of privacy for trash on public streets. The court also noted that the police can’t ignore criminal activity. <span style="font-size: 210%; color: #e47cf3; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Reasoning:: <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· It is not apart of the 4th amendment. <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· The police found paraphernalia associated with drug use in the garbage bags. <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· The police applied for a search warrant and included the descriptions of what thy found. <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Greenwood was convicted with drug related charges. <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· At the court Greenwood claimed that the garbage was searched without a warrant and was illegal. <span style="display: block; font-size: 170%; color: #e47cf3; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Impact:: <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· People are putting dirty trash on the curb. <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· Since this case, There have been stricter laws towards trash search warrants. <span style="font-size: 170%; color: #e47cf3; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif;">Dissenting Argument:: <span style="display: block; font-size: 190%; color: #e47cf3; font-family: Impact, Charcoal, sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· A warrantless search and seizure for placing garbage on the curb or pick up is illegal. <span style="font-size: 8pt; color: windowtext; font-family: Symbol; mso-list: Ignore; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· William Greenwood won and The state of California lost.