The Fifth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution says that no person may be tried twice for the same offense.This is known as:

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The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states that no person can be subject to double jeopardy, which means that they cannot be tried twice for the same offense. Option A (ex post facto) refers to laws being applied retroactively, option B (entrapment) refers to a law enforcement technique where a person is induced to commit a crime they would not have committed otherwise, and option D (stare decisis) refers to the principle of following legal precedent.