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Legal Citation: 467 U.S. 649 (1984)

Petitioner
State of New York

Respondent
Benjamin Quarles

Petitioner's Claim
A police officer's failure to provide Miranda warnings before questioning the respondent about incriminating evidence did not violate Fifth Amendment rights, as the delay was justified in the interest of public safety.

Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
Steven J. Rappaport

Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Steven A. Hyman

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist (writing for the Court), Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
William J. Brennan, Jr., Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Connor, John Paul Stevens

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
12 June 1984

Decision
The U.S. Supreme Court held that...