In California v.Greenwood, the U.S.Supreme Court upheld police search and seizure of a garbage left on the curb by the defendant for pickup because the defendant

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In California v. Greenwood, the Supreme Court held that once an individual places their garbage on the curbside for pickup, they no longer have a reasonable expectation of privacy in the contents of the garbage. Therefore, the police do not need a warrant to search through trash left on the curb for pickup. The Court did not rely on the defendant's consent to the search or the absence of incriminating evidence in the trash.

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