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This cache is part of a series dedicated to the important documents that have established our country and allowed the United States of America to be a great nation. The “Bill of Rights” is part of the United States Constitution. The Constitution is considered a “living” document, meaning that the rules can be altered or eliminated, and new ones can be added. The constitution outlines how to make those changes. The Bill of Rights mostly describes the rights afforded to us as citizens.
The Fifth Amendment of the Bill of Rights gives us the the right to not incriminate ourselves in a criminal trial. This robust amendment provides us many rights when we are accused of a crime.
Article V (Amendment 5 - Rights of Persons)
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War or public danger; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
On March 13, 1963, Ernesto Miranda was arrested, by the Phoenix Police Department, based on circumstantial evidence linking him to the kidnapping and rape of an eighteen-year-old woman ten days earlier. After two hours of interrogation by police officers, Miranda signed a confession to the rape charge. He was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison. His attorneys appealed the case to the Supreme Court because Miranda had not been advised of his rights. This became known as the “Miranda Advisement.” The appeal was successful and he was granted a second trial in 1967. He was again convicted. After serving only 5 years of his 20-30 year sentence, was was released in 1972. In 1976 was was stabbed to death in a bar fight. Ironically, his attacker invoked his Miranda right to remain silent and was never convicted of murdering Ernesto Miranda.
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