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THOMPSON v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-820.

444 A.2d 972 (1982)

Kimberly N. THOMPSON, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided April 21, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Stern, Washington, D. C., appointed by this court, was on the brief, for appellant.

Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time the brief was filed, with whom John A. Terry, and Barry M. Tapp, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, Chief Judge, and KELLY and MACK, Associate Judges.

MACK, Associate Judge:

The issue presented by this appeal is whether evidence which is the fruit of an unconstitutional search and seizure may be considered and relied upon by a sentencing court at a probation revocation hearing. We hold that, absent egregious circumstances, the Fourth Amendment exclusionary rule is inapplicable in the context of a probation revocation hearing and therefore affirm the court's decision to revoke appellant's probation.

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