People v. Krivda

*360Opinion

BURKE, J.

The question presented by this appeal is whether a householder who places contraband in trash barrels and subsequently places the barrels adjacent to the street for pickup by the rubbish collector may be deemed to have abandoned the trash at that location and to have forsaken any reasonable expectation of privacy with respect thereto.

The pertinent facts leading to defendants’ arrest are as follows: On July 1, 1968, Officer Gates received a telephone call from an anonymous informant who told him that “Roger,” “Judy” and “Frankie,” residing at 1901 Nolden, Los Angeles, were…