In re the Personal Restraint of Moi

González, J.

¶[1 — It is a bedrock principle of constitutional law that “[n]o person shall... be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense.” Wash. Const, art. I, § 9. In 2006, Mathew Moi was tried for the murder of Keith McGowan and for unlawful possession of the gun that killed McGowan. No physical evidence tied Moi to the gun, and perhaps because of that, the jury was unable to reach a verdict on the murder charge. Based on the same evidence, Moi was acquitted of unlawful possession of the gun. On its second try, the State secured a murder conviction, still arguing that McGowan was killed…