What rights does the 5th Amendment to the Constitution protect?
The page I linked as source annotates more or less every sentence in the amendment and is worth a read. But it’s too long to be cited here. Another good “entry” to this is the Wikipedia-article you can find at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution Here is the text of the amendment in full: ———snip No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on 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 f