The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment Protects Persons

question 17

Multiple Choice

The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment protects persons from ________.

• A)evidence procured through unreasonable search and seizures
• B)confessions obtained through physical force during an interrogation
• C)being tried twice for the same crime
• D)being subjected to a heavier penalty or longer imprisonment than originally sentenced to

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