Police arrive at the scene of a reported shooting and find a bleeding victim and a man standing nearby.He is not armed.Police rush up to him and demand,"Where is the gun?" The man points at a nearby garbage can and says,"I threw it in there." Will the man's statement be admissible at trial?

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The man's statement will be admissible at trial because Miranda does not apply to exigent circumstances, meaning that police officers do not have to read a suspect their Miranda rights in situations where public safety is at risk or evidence might be lost. The situation described in the scenario falls under this category, as the suspect had just thrown a gun in a nearby garbage can and needed to be immediately questioned for public safety reasons.

Police Arrive at the Scene of a Reported Shooting and Find