A suspected drug dealer employed at a grocery store always goes to the back of the store beside the dumpster to make telephone calls. Police plant a listening device next to the dumpster to record his calls without a warrant. In court, the defense argues that evidence should be thrown out because this represented a warrantless search. If the court found in favor of the defense, what would likely be their reasoning?

A. The back of the store would not have been a public place.
B. The employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy.
C. The employee would not have carried out the conversation had he known there was a listening device.
D. Police are never allowed listen to phone conversations without a warrant.


B. The employee had a reasonable expectation of privacy.

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