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What amendment to the US Constitution protects citizens from self-incrimination?
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∙ 14y ago
The Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution protects the individual against self-incrimination. The government cannot force you to testify against yourself in any case for which you might be criminally charged.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 10y agoThe 5th amendment protects US citizens against self-incrimination. If you are taken into custody you can choose whether you are questioned immediately, It is most commonly heard as the beginning of the Miranda rights.
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∙ 13y agoThe 5th amendment protects against self-incrimination. It is not called the right to self-incrimination, because that would mean that you have the right to make yourself appear guilty. If you would like to waive your right to remain silent, you are able to incriminate yourself.
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∙ 13y agoProtection from self-incrimination is outlined in the fifth amendment. It allows people to choose for themselves whether they will be questioned. It was designed to prevent people from being intimidated into possibly inaccurate confessions.
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∙ 13y agoThe 5th amendment protects individuals from self-incrimination. It allows the individual to choose not to speak in a situation where he might be intimidated into misspeaking. Any confession or evidence taken from a situation that intimidated a suspect who did not know their rights is not admissible in court.
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∙ 13y agoThe fifth amendment protects US citizens from self-incrimination. It gives suspects the right to not be questioned in a situation they are not comfortable with. The 5th amendment also protects people from being charged twice for the same crime.
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∙ 14y agoFifth Amendment
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∙ 11y agoFifth
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