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; nor shall any person be subject for the same offence to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb; nor shall be compelled in any criminal case to be a witness against himself, nor be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation.
No citizen is under the obligation to say anything regarding a crime said committed or of any witness statement that can be given in a court of law unless they are under consequence of indictment and contempt. In such case, one person cannot be tried twice after any ruling regarding the crime said committed against the defendant. No citizen is also under the release of liberty, living, or property unless a court trial with a jury of citizens as well as no property be taken for any use unless otherwise compensated for the time and property alloted.
This video gives an inlook on the importance of the Fifth amendment in incriminating a person's rights to answer anything. I believe the teacher was right in saying that the students had the right to not answer any question they felt incriminating as it falls under the fifth amendment right to not incriminate their reputations under the eyes of any officials or "higher power". It's funny how people throw fits over when things don't go exactly as they want them to and any time a push is made upon the system, people blow up. [internally]
Although a person cannot be tried for the same crime twice, as lawyers do, they find loopholes in the system with extended trial dates, acquitted charges, recesses, etc. In which case a set conviction is never given and the person goes to trial for several accounts until a verdict is reached. If one conviction is given, one can also gain another conviction, so long as it is not under the same crime.
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