The Fifth Amendment Prohibits Self-Discrimination And Double Jeopardy

The Fifth Amendment covers a broad spectrum of rights for citizens. It includes the right to a grand jury, prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy. Other rights guaranteed under this amendment are due process law and compensation for private property. A grand jury listens to the persecutor and decides if the person on trial is guilty of committing a crime. Double jeopardy prevents a person from being tried twice for the same crime. Finally, due process guarantees a fair trial through the judicial system. Most of these guaranteed rights are illustrated in the 1999 movie Double Jeopardy.
Being of a family of prestige in the town they are from, Libby and Nick had plenty of friends in high places. In the beginning of the movie Libby’s