The amendment which protects the rights of an individual accused of a crime is the a. first amendment. b. second amendment. c. fifth amendment. d. eighth amendment.

It is either the c. Fifth Amenment or the d. Eighth Amendment, depending on what you are talking about. 

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Talso grants the right to a defendant to refrain from testifying against himself or herself 5th Amendment requires that a citizen cannot be accused of a serious crime without a grand jury investigation.