Task: songer_direct1

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to determine the ideological directionality of the court of appeals decision, coded as "liberal" or "conservative". Consider liberal to be  for the defendant. Consider the directionality to be "mixed" if the directionality of the decision was intermediate to the extremes defined above or if the decision was mixed (e.g., the conviction of defendant in a criminal trial was affirmed on one count but reversed on a second count or if the conviction was afirmed but the sentence was reduced). Consider "not ascertained" if the directionality could not be determined or if the outcome could not be classified according to any conventional outcome standards.

PER CURIAM.
Appellant Bourdon pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to import marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C! § 963 (1976). Although appellant initially received a suspended sentence and was placed on probation, she violated the terms of the probation order and was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment and, in addition, there was imposed a special parole term of two years. Appellant thereafter filed a Rule 35 motion to reduce the sentence. The term of imprisonment was reduced but the district court refused to strike the special parole term.
Appellant appeals on the ground that the special parole term is not authorized when the offense is conspiracy in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 963. The appellant is correct. In Bifulco v. United States, - U.S. -, 100 S.Ct. 2247, 64 L.Ed.2d-(1980), the Supreme Court held that a court may not impose a special parole term for conspiracy to commit a drug offense under 21 U.S.C. § 846 (1976). Though appellant’s conviction was obtained under 21 U.S.C. § 963 (1976), the wording of that section is identical to that of section 846. Bifulco makes it clear, we think, that the special parole term given in this case was improper.
We reverse and remand to the district court for resentencing in accordance with the authority of Bifulco.

Question: What is the ideological directionality of the court of appeals decision?
A. conservative
B. liberal
C. mixed
D. not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: B