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CALIFORNIA v. GREENWOOD

No. 86-684.

486 U.S. 35 (1988)

108 S.Ct. 1625

100 L.Ed.2d 30

CALIFORNIA v. GREENWOOD ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 16, 1988

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Pear argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Cecil Hicks and Michael R. Capizzi.

Michael Ian Garey, by appointment of the Court, 484 U.S. 808, argued the cause for respondents and filed a brief for respondent Greenwood. Richard L. Schwartzberg filed a brief for respondent Van Houten.*

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.

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