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STATE of Louisiana v. Tyrone WASHINGTON

Louisiana Supreme Court2018-04-20No. No. 2018–KK–0206
240 So. 3d 908

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PER CURIAM:

Writ granted. The district courts ruling that granted defendants motion to suppress her statement is reversed and the matter is remanded for further proceedings. The officers decision to forego the prophylactic protections of Miranda v. Arizona , 384 U.S. 436, 86 S.Ct. 1602, 16 L.Ed.2d 694 (1966), to quickly ascertain the degree of immediate risk of a potential accelerant-fueled house fire was objectively reasonable. Therefore, the district court erred in granting defendants motion to suppress. See New York v. Quarles , 467 U.S. 649, 657, 104 S.Ct. 2626, 2632, 81 L.Ed.2d 550 (1984) (We conclude that the need for answers to questions in a situation posing a threat to the public safety outweighs the need for the prophylactic rule protecting the Fifth Amendments privilege against self-incrimination.).

REVERSED AND REMANDED