{"id":363,"date":"2023-06-02T16:04:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/theconstitution\/layla-boyce-amendment-v\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T16:05:33","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:05:33","slug":"layla-boyce-amendment-v","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dalton.org\/theconstitution\/layla-boyce-amendment-v\/","title":{"rendered":"Layla Boyce: Amendment V"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Fifth Amendment\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7qty7Xmr7DI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Written Component<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><p><b>The Fifth Amendment<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects individual rights by ensuring a fair and just legal system. One event does not appear to have prompted the addition of the Fifth Amendment; rather, the amendment was born out of a recognition of the importance of a just legal system. The Fifth Amendment includes five separate protections: right to a trial by jury (the right to be judged by an unbiased audience of informed citizens), protection against \u201cdouble jeopardy\u201d (one cannot be tried multiple times for the same offense), protection against self-incrimination (individuals are not compelled to implicate themselves), the right to a fair and speedy trial (cases should not involve prejudice or unnecessary delays), and protection of private property (without compensation, the government cannot seize personal property). Of these provisions, one of the most controversial features of the Fifth Amendment is the protection against self incrimination, commonly known as the &#8220;right to remain silent&#8221;.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The relevant text of the Amendment reads, \u201c \u2026nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself\u2026\u201d.&nbsp; Generally, it is interpreted to mean individuals are permitted to refuse to answer incriminating questions or \u201ctake the 5th\u201d during a criminal trial.&nbsp; These protections have been extended to the pre-trial investigation stage.&nbsp; Law enforcement is obligated to inform suspects in custody of their right to invoke the Fifth Amendment by reading them an explanation known as a Miranda warning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Supreme Court case, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Bobby v. Dixon<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, demonstrates the issues caused by the broad language of the Fifth Amendment. Archie Dixon was questioned first about forgery without being Mirandized and his requests for an attorney were ignored. Subsequently, during a second interrogation after receiving Miranda warnings, he confessed to murder. The Sixth Circuit ruled that the police\u2019s actions during the first were unconstitutional and that the second questioning was thus impermissibly tainted. However, the Supreme Court overruled this decision arguing that \u201cDixon was not in custody when he asserted his right to an attorney, and denied his ability to assert this right before he was in formal custody\u2026\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> It was decided that there was no nexus between the improper unwarned admission to forgery and his later Mirandized confession to murder. Therefore, the Supreme Court found Dixon\u2019s confession was properly elicited and reinstated his conviction.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffin v. California<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (1965), a Supreme Court case, challenged the practice inferring guilt against defendants who employed their Fifth Amendment rights. Many people then were coerced into testifying to prevent the assumption of guilt.&nbsp; The Supreme Court decided in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffin<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this practice rendered the Fifth Amendment protections hollow as no one should be&nbsp; \u2018made \u201cworse off\u201d by asserting the Fifth than by not asserting it.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Fifth Amendment is a cornerstone of the American legal system, protecting individuals from self-incrimination, ensuring due process rights, and safeguarding property rights. 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