Court Rules Garbage Is Private Property
From Times Wire Reports
The state Supreme Court in Concord ruled that garbage is private, even when it has been put out near the street for collection.
The 4-1 decision runs counter to rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court. The state court said its Constitution provides a stronger expectation of privacy than the U.S. Constitution.
The decision came in a case in which police searched a man’s trash and found wire scrapers that were coated with marijuana residue.
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