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What is the public-safety exception to Miranda warnings in New York v. Quarles?
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In the 1984 case New York v. Quarles, the Supreme Court established the "public-safety" exception to the requirements set forth in Miranda v. Arizona. Under this exception, statements obtained from a suspect in police custody without the administration of Miranda warnings are admissible as evidence in a criminal trial, provided that the questions asked by the police were "reasonably prompted by a concern for the public safety."1