What were some important facts that happened in the california v greenwood case?

California v. Greenwood, 486 U.S. 35 (1988), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Fourth Amendment does not prohibit the warrantless search and seizure of garbage left for collection outside the curtilage of a home.
Full case name: California v. Billy Greenwood and Dyanne Van Houten
Prior: Drug charges against defendants dismissed by California Superior Court ...
Citations: 486 U.S. 35 (more)108 S. Ct. 1625; 100 L. Ed. 2d 30; 56 U.S.L.W. 4409
Dissent: Brennan, joined by Marshall