Supreme Court Case Progress

For my blog I will continue to research the case Greenwood vs. California. As my understanding goes the issue amounted to a man who previously violated the law. His “rights” were violated when the California police department received a tip regarding some suspicious activity reported by his neighbors. A suspect in a drug case confirmed that there was in fact drug trafficking occurring in that particular home. The police searched Greenwoods garbage and found drug residue and paraphernalia (without a warrant). I am beginning to understand more the rights of those who uphold the law and those that are intentionally breaking the law. So in fact I would like to know more about Greenwoods opinions on the case. Does he truly feel that as someone who broke the law he deserves to have rights. When it comes to personal property what is personal and what is garbage. If you put something out on a public street corner are you not going to assume that anyone including police, children, and animals are going to go through the trash? I would like to know the responsibilities of a police offer if he sees a suspicious package sitting on your curb side and is concerned for the well being of the people. Does he have a right to investigate this item without reasonable cause..just a mere hunch? For next week this is what I plan to research.