The U-S Supreme Court has handed Minnesota prosecutors a major victory today... reinstating the convictions of two men who were arrested for trafficking cocaine in 1994. The police officer involved in the case was peeping through cracks in the window blinds of an Eagan apartment when he saw the two men and a woman packing white powder into plastic bags. He arrested all three but the search was considered unreasonable for the woman, who cited her fourth amendment right to privacy in her own home. Her two male guests were convicted though, a decision that was later reversed by the Minnesota Supreme Court. The high court's decision to overturn the Minnesota ruling means short-term guests at someone's home generally are not constitutionally protected against unreasonable police searches. Dakota County Attorney James Backstrom argued the winning side. He says the victory will make it easier for police officers to arrest drug offenders: