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3 February, 05:48

Which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court cite in ruling that Chinese laundryman Lee Yick had been unfairly convicted?

A. 5th Amendment: " ... 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 ...

B. 7th Amendment: " ... the right of trial by jury shall be preserved, and no fact tried by a jury, shall be otherwise re-examined in any Court of the United States, than according to the rules of the common law.

C. 13th Amendment: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States ...

D. 14th Amendment: " ... nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.