Question

Rule of Law Case #2

The police brought Shawn, who is 14 years old, to the police station because he was the main suspect in a murder that
happened around 3 a.m., approximately two hours earlier. The police read Shawn his Miranda warings two times,
but he waived them both times. One of the detectives asked Shawn twice if he wanted his parents present, but Shawn
refused both times. Shawn had never been in trouble with law enforcement before. He was not under the influence of
alcohol Drugs. Shawn was a fluent English speaker and had completed eighth grade. Shawn then confessed to the
murder and, night after doing so, again told the police that he unded his rights.

Listed below is the text of the Fifth Amendment. What does the Fifth Amendment protect?

Answer 1

it is under the 5th amendment because Shawn was read his right and he was keeping quiet but he understood that if he speaks it will be held angst him in court. The fifth guarantees the right to a grand jury, forbids “double jeopardy,” and protects against self-incrimination.

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