In Heath v. Alabama (1985), the Supreme Court held, that the Fifth Amendment rule against double jeopardy does not prohibit two different states from separately prosecuting and convicting the same individual for the same illegal act.
Well, BuzzFeed sat down with Greg Berlanti and Marc Guggeinheim, the executive producers behind Arrow, and they confirmed our worst fears: Colton is leaving Arrow to pursue new projects.
That's not to say Haynes will never return to the show. Roy will be seen in one more episode this season, and producers haven't ruled out having him make appearances on future seasons of Arrow, The Flash, or any future spin-offs. He said he wanted to be able to come back at any time and we felt the same way, Berlanti tells BuzzFeed.