Officer Williams asked the neighborhood's regular trash collector to put the content of the defendant's garbage that was left on the curb in plastic bags and to turn over the bags to him at the end of the day. The trash collector did as the officer asked in order to not mix the garbage once he collected the defendant's garbage. Then, Officer Williams' partner, Officer Martinez, searched through the garbage and found items indicative of narcotics use. Officer Williams and Officer Martinez then recited the information that was obtained from the trash in an affidavit in support of a warrant to search the defendant's home. Officer Martinez and Officer Williams encountered the defendant at the house later that day upon execution of the warrant. The officers found quantities of cocaine and heroin during the search and arrested the defendant on felony narcotics charges. Write a 1- to 2-page paper in which you: Identify the constitutional amendment that would govern Officer Williams' and Officer Martinez' actions.  Analyze the validity and constitutionality of the officers' actions.  Assess if the officers' actions were justified under the doctrines of plain view, abandonment, open fields, or border searches. Support your response by citing specific case law and/or contemporary cases.  Use at least three quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic resources.  Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: This course requires use of new Strayer Writing Standards (SWS) . The format is different than other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.  Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.  Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.  The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are: Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest through trial.  Critically debate the constitutional safeguards of key amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th Amendments.  Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches, and stops.  Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using proper writing mechanics.  Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric .

1. Officer Williams asked the neighborhood's regular trash
collector to put the content of the defendant's garbage that was
left on the curb in plastic bags and to turn over the bags to him
at the end of the day. The trash collector did as the officer
asked in order to not mix the garbage once he collected the
defendant's garbage. Then, Officer Williams' partner, Officer
Martinez, searched through the garbage and found items
indicative of narcotics use. Officer Williams and Officer
Martinez then recited the information that was obtained from
the trash in an affidavit in support of a warrant to search the
defendant's home. Officer Martinez and Officer Williams
encountered the defendant at the house later that day upon
execution of the warrant. The officers found quantities of
cocaine and heroin during the search and arrested the defendant
on felony narcotics charges.
Write a 1- to 2-page paper in which you:
Identify the constitutional amendment that would govern
Officer Williams' and Officer Martinez' actions.
Analyze the validity and constitutionality of the officers'
actions.
Assess if the officers' actions were justified under the doctrines
of plain view, abandonment, open fields, or border searches.
Support your response by citing specific case law and/or
contemporary cases.
Use at least three quality references.
Note:
Wikipedia and other similar websites do not qualify as academic
resources.

2. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
This course requires use of new
Strayer Writing Standards (SWS)
. The format is different than other Strayer University courses.
Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for
details.
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size
12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references
must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your
professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student's name, the professor's name, the course title, and the
date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
Research and analyze procedures governing the process of arrest
through trial.
Critically debate the constitutional safeguards of key
amendments with specific attention to the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 14th
Amendments.
Describe the difference between searchers, warrantless searches,
and stops.

3. Write clearly and concisely about the criminal procedure using
proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality,
logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills,
using the following
rubric