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America's founders enacted the Fifth Amendment to repeal habeas corpus.
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The founding fathers enacted the fifth amendment so that everyone accused of a crime had the opportunity to prove their innocence.
Habeas Corpus is “a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person’s release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention”
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