Bill of rights
~Understanding the 5th and 10th amendments~
The 5th amendment
The 5th amendendment states that...
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. http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment5.html
It basically means that...
~ The Fifth Amendment guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination. https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/fifth_amendment
The Fifth Amendment and Miranda Rights
CALIFORNIA | LOCAL (NEWS ARTICAL)
Man wrongly convicted can sue LAPD, federal court panel rules
September 24, 2012 | By Maura Dolan, Los Angeles Times
A Los Angeles man who spent 19 years in prison for murders he did not commit will be able to sue the LAPD, a panel of the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Monday. Harold C. Hall should be permitted to amend his complaint against the city to allege that officers coerced his confession, which the court said was made as a result of "desperation, fear and fatigue," in possible violation of the 5th Amendment. The majority in the 2-1 decision said "the extraordinary circumstances" of Hall's conviction justified the court's unusual action "to prevent a woefully unjust result.
The 10th amendment
The 10th amendment states that....
Powers retained by the states and the people
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/bill-of-rights/
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people. http://www.constitutionfacts.com/us-constitution-amendments/bill-of-rights/
The Tenth Amendment Explained: The Constitution for Dummies Series