Cj101_Unit_7_Assignment.docx Unit 7 Assignment California v. Greenwood and

Cj101_Unit_7_Assignment.docx  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 Greenwoods 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 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 Greenwoods 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 Greenwoods residence late at night and for very short periods. On April 6, Stracner asked the regular trash collector to gather Greenwoods 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