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.
New villains are gathering in Season 4 of Arrow and the heroes will have to band together to fight them. Starling City becomes Star City. Arrow gets a costume & name change. Damian Darhk will be the new villain, arch nemesis of the Green Arrow. Damian's organization, H.I.V.E., will be the big baddie this season.