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California v. Greenwood, No. 86-684 (U.S. Supreme Court) (486 U.S. 35; 108 S.Ct. 1625) (May 16, 1988) (Justice White)

Here the Court held that the Fourth Amendment applies only where (a) the citizen has manifested a subjective expectation of privacy and (b) the expectation is one that society accepts as "objectively reasonable".

In this case, the Court held that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit the warrantless search and ...

 

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