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Although I really should be standing on my rights as guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment, I will answer this question in the affirmative.
the 5th
With no Fifth Amendment you could be required to testify against yourself in court.
The fifth amendment protects you against testifying against yourself.
Due Process of law under the Fifth Amendment.
The Fifth Amendment provides that an indictment is necessary to charge someone with a felony level crime. This protection ensures that individuals cannot be held to answer for a serious crime without a formal accusation by a grand jury.
Generally speaking, the Fifth Amendment guarantee that "[n]o person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury" has NOT been incorporated by the Fourteenth Amendment. In other words, this provision of the Fifth Amendment only applies to prosecution conducted by the federal government. It does not apply to persons prosecuted by a state or local government.
The Fifth Amendment.
Due process
The fifth amendment was ratified in 1791.
In most states felonies must be brought by a grand jury indictment, whereas misdemeanors do not.ADDED: The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires a grand jury indictment ONLY for federal criminal charges. Only about half the states now use grand juries any more.
its the fifth amendment, double jeopardy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!