In a major development in criminal law, the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that the fruits of unconstitutional searches and seizures need not be excluded from probation revocation hearings.
The 6-1 decision limiting the reach of the exclusionary rule-a big win for prosecutors in Douglas County-scraps more than three decades of state Court of Appeals precedent. Marietta lawyer Steven A. Cook, who represents the Paulding County man who fought his probation revocation, said the decision may be the biggest move in Georgia criminal law practice since prosecutors won a host of legislative changes in 2005.
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