Origin of the 5th amendment

The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as a provision of the Bill of Rights, enumerates several of the most important protections of persons accused of crimes under the American criminal justice system. These protections include:

Protection from being prosecuted for crimes unless first legally indicted by a Grand Jury.

Protection from "double jeopardy" - being prosecuted more than once for the same criminal act.

Protection from "self-incrimination" - being forced to testify or provide evidence against one's self.

Protection against being deprived of life, liberty, or property without "due process of law" or just compensation.

The Fifth Amendment, as part of the original 12 provisions of the Bill of Rights, was submitted to the states by Congress on September 25, 1789, and was ratified on December 15, 1791.

The complete text of the Fifth Amendment states:

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.