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Luke was found innocent of armed robbery but the state found new evidence and wants to try him again. Which amendment protects Luke? First Amendmet Third Amendment Fifth Amendment Seventh Amendment

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Fifth Amendment

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The fifth constitutional amendment prevents a citizen from being abused by the United States' legal and state authority. In this case, the fifth property allows an accused to have the right to remain silent and the right to be tried only once for the same facts, which prevents a person accused of a crime from being tried again because the legal body has found new evidence. This can be applied in the case shown in the question above, where the state wants to try Luke again for the same facts. This is prohibited by the fifth constitutional amendment.

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