Cruz, Adelfo Ramirez

We determine that questions about the defendant’s name and phone number that were asked in a custodial interview in the present case did not fall within the “booking” exception to the Miranda 1 rule. We arrive at this conclusion .because, though the questions may have been the type that would be asked during a booking procedure, the questions were not asked during a booking procedure, and the circumstances did not otherwise reveal that the questions were reasonably related to an administrative purpose. We also conclude that the court of appeals erred in holding that questions about the…