Fifth Amendment
On legal television shows a character may say I plead the fifth This means that he is invoking his right under the Fifth Amendment to not be forced to say anything on the stand that could. 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. Log In The Fifth Amendment Amendment V to the United States Constitution addresses criminal procedure and other aspects of the Constitution. . Former President Donald Trump said he invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination Wednesday during a deposition before lawyers from New York Attorney General Letitia James office. Similar to the First Amendment the Fifth Amendment is divided into five clauses representing five distinct yet related rights. No person shall be held to answer for a ca...