People v. Cortez

O’CONNELL, EJ.

(concurring). I concur that defendant’s convictions must be affirmed. I write separately to address the broader issue whether, by attempting to maneuver the multifaceted principles of Miranda v Arizona, 384 US 436; 86 S Ct 1602; 16 L Ed 2d 694 (1966), into the simple structure of prison safety administration, we risk shattering both the Miranda rationale and the prison safety structure. Caselaw confirms that the Miranda principles are a vital set of judicially created and proliferated procedures that protect free citizens against the serious danger of coercive pressure during…