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The right to an attorney and the right to represent yourself are protected by the Michigan Constitution.
Representing yourself at trial is a protected Michigan Constitutional right. But there are parameters by which a judge may restrict that right.
Double Jeopardy protects against governmental harassment of the innocent.
Double Jeopardy prevents a second criminal trial for the same offense...or does it?
Double Jeopardy is intended to give a criminal defendant closure after guilt or innocence has been determined. But it might not end there.
Double Jeopardy places certain restrictions on the government, thus minimizing repeat trials against a criminal defendant, until the Prosecutor eventually wins the case.