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Fifth Amendment
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contains three provisions to prevent government from using prosecutorial powers to harass or persecute citizens.
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Grand Jury
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jury of inquiry
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indictment
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formal charge of a criminal defense
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double jeopardy
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a provision of the 5th amendment to the US Constitution specifying that a person found not guilty of a crime cannot be tried a second time for the same crime.
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Fourteenth Amendment
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the presumption that a defendant is innocent until proven guilty "no person shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without due process of law"
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Sixth Amendment
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guarantees "the right to a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the state and district wherein the crime shall have been committed"
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compulsory process
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a procedure to compel someone to appear in court; a legally enforceable subpoena to require a witness to appear in court.
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