New York v. Quarles 467 U.S. 649 (1984)
NEW YORK v. QUARLES 467 U.S. 649 (1984)
justice william rehnquist, for a 5–4 Supreme Court, announced a public safety exception to the miranda rules. In a situation where concern for the public safety must supersede adherence to miranda v. arizona (1966), the prosecution may use in evidence incriminating statements made during a custodial interrogation before the suspect receives notice of his constitutional rights. Here, the Court reinstated a conviction based on the evidence of a gun and information concerning its whereabouts. Dissenters disagreed on whether the case showed a threat to the public safety, but produced no principled argument against the exception to Miranda.
Leonard W. Levy
(1986)
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