With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". them because it was made while Kevin was under arrest but before he was informed of his Miranda rights. They further argue that the public safety exception to Miranda as announced by the United States Supreme Court in Quarles does not apply in the instant case because the threat of exposure to the contents of the gassing generator was not an imminent threat to public safety. [¶ 22] Generally, a defendant who is in custody must be advised of his or her Miranda rights prior to an interrogation by law enforcement in order for statements made during the interrogation to be admissible against him or her in the defendant’s subsequent trial. State v. Dion, 2007 ME 87, ¶ 21, 928 A.2d 746. Statements made by a defendant in custody before being given a Miranda warning may still b Cir.2006) (<HOLDING>); see also State v. Bilynsky, 2007 ME 107, ¶¶

A: holding that officers premiranda questions concerning active methamphetamine production were within the public safety exception
B: holding that a nexus exists if the weapons were there to protect an active methamphetamine manufacturing operation
C: recognizing the public interest exception
D: holding that questions about the location of a gassing generator and other equipment related to the production of methamphetamine fall within the protective sweep exception to miranda
A.