No person shall be held to answer for a capital,...


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 offense 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.


- The Constitution of the United States of America
Amendment 5, 1791

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