EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Habeas Petitioner Alton Clarke appeals the district court's decision denying him relief, under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, from his Massachusetts convictions for kidnapping and rape. Clarke argues that 1) the Commonwealth unconstitutionally used the fact that he invoked his right to remain silent during a police interrogation against him at trial; and 2) Clarke's retrial, following two earlier trials on similar charges, violated double jeopardy. We...
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