ABSTRACT
The US Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren was considered very liberal and was known for its protection of civil liberties. The Miranda decision forced all states to read suspects the aforementioned warnings before questioning them to avoid forced self-incrimination. The case dealt with an indigent Mexican male with mental problems who was not informed of his Fifth Amendment protections before incriminating himself. The Court under the more conservative leadership of Chief Justices Warren E. Burger and William H. Rehnquist, however, created exceptions to the Miranda warnings. For example, the Burger Court developed a "public-safety" exception to Miranda in New York v. Quarles, 467 US 649, that allowed the police to ask questions of a suspect without providing Miranda warnings if the safety of the public was in jeopardy. Furthermore, the Rehnquist Court added a third limit to the self-incrimination protection.
