CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
In this habeas case, we must decide whether petitioner Gregory Escobar's Fifth Amendment right to be free from double jeopardy has been violated. The state court trial judge sua sponte declared a mistrial during Escobar's first trial and Escobar was subsequently re-tried and convicted. We affirm the district court's denial of the writ.
BACKGROUND
Rudy Lozano, a Hispanic union organizer and unsuccessful aldermanic candidate...
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