Did the police commit any Fourth Amendment violation? A. No, because Natalie has no reasonable expectation of privacy in her abandoned trash B. Yes, because Natalie had a reasonable expectation of privacy to trash contained in the curtilage of her home. C. Yes, because Natalie took affirmative steps to safeguard her privacy by using a hefty bag to conceal the remains and further concealed them in a dumpster D. Yes, because it is unreasonable to expect police to constantly be on surveillance on the street outside your home
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Taissa, Sophie, Natalie, Misty, and Jackie all share a house in downtown Dayton. During
the great blizzard of 2023, all five co-habitants were snowed in and quickly ran out of
food. Jackie tried to leave the house to get food, but quickly fell in the snow. Jackie’s
roommates then murdered Jackie, and ate some of her remains to survive. Now the snow
has melted, and the girls are worried about the police finding out what they did.
Natalie has had enough. She takes Jackie’s remains, throws them in a black, thick,
hefty bag, and tosses them into the Rumpke dumpster she wheels from the side of the
house, past the fence surrounding her house, and onto the curb in front of her house the
night before trash collection. Police have been waiting in a car on the street and
immediately search the hefty bag as soon as Natalie goes inside the house. Police find
the remains, obtain a warrant for the home, and arrest the girls. Did the police commit
any Fourth Amendment violation?
A. No, because Natalie has no reasonable expectation of privacy in her abandoned
trash
B. Yes, because Natalie had a reasonable expectation of privacy to trash contained in
the curtilage of her home.
C. Yes, because Natalie took affirmative steps to safeguard her privacy by using a
hefty bag to conceal the remains and further concealed them in a dumpster
D. Yes, because it is unreasonable to expect police to constantly be on surveillance
on the street outside your home
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