MOUNT VERNON — The sixth installment of the Constitution Lecture Series was presented Wednesday by Mount Vernon Municipal Court Judge Paul Spurgeon. A graduate of East Knox High School, The Ohio State University and Capital University Law School, Spurgeon spoke on items detailed in the Fifth and Sixth Amendments to the Constitution.

The Fifth Amendment reads, “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 offense 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.

Spurgeon outlined five main portions of the Fifth Amendment — grand jury indictments, double jeopardy, right against self-incrimination, due process of law and eminent domain.

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