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In a custodial interrogation, a confession obtained after proper Miranda warnings and a valid waiver is generally admissible even if a prior confession was obtained without warnings.
Correct Answer:
Admissible.
Explanation:
The key idea is that Miranda rights protect against custodial interrogation unless the suspect is warned and knowingly waives those rights. Once a proper warning is given and a valid waiver is obtained, a confession made after that point is admissible if it is voluntary. The fact that an earlier confession occurred without warnings does not automatically make the later confession inadmissible; the later statement stands on its own as long as it was voluntary and the waiver was valid. The main limiting exception is a deliberate tactic to circumvent Miranda (a two-step interrogation), which can taint or suppress the second confession, but that is not the general rule.

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