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Steve Lynch: The Fifth Amendment: ``No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a…

On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
The Fifth Amendment: ``No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentiment 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.''
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Steve Lynch
Democratic · Massachusetts
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govinfo.gov
Jan 6, 2011

Editor's note · Context

The speaker is discussing the protections provided by the Fifth Amendment.

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