The court properly denied defendant's motion to suppress his statements to the police, notwithstanding that they were made while defendant was in custody, and before he received Miranda warnings. When defendant engaged in conduct `clearly indicating that he had swallowed illegal drugs, a police lieutenant properly asked him what he had swallowed. The police intended to take defendant to a hospital, and the need for prompt and appropriate treatment once he arrived there...
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