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According to this Texas Tribune article, in Texas v. Young, Clinton Young was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death. Fifteen years later, a Texas court of appeals has thrown out his conviction and remanded him to a county jail, where he will wait while the state decides whether or not to retry him.
My question is how can they retry him? Wouldn't that be violating double jeopardy?
If you are convicted you can be retried (indeed, on appeal, you asked for a retrial). Double jeopardy prevents retrials in cases of acquittals and some mistrials, not convictions.
