After the revolutionary war americans believed crime could be?

Well, the 5th amendment says that people cannot be charged with an infamous crime, unless it's been indicted by a grand jury. So they practically thought there would be a fair judgment and you must need a valid reason to be charged for a serious crime.

Hope I helped. :)

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