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.
This case came on to 'be heard on the record and briefs, and oral argument of counsel.
And it appearing that the Government concedes that count 1 of the indictment is duplicitous;
And it appearing that no demurrer to the indictment was filed, nor objection thereto made prior to the verdict, and that the accused thus waived any right to complain because of the duplicity existing in count 1; Beauchamp v. United States, 6 Cir., 154 F.2d 413, certiorari denied, 329 U.S. 723, 67 S.Ct. 66, 91 L.Ed. 626, rehearing denied, 329 U.S. 826, 67 S.Ct. 183, 91 L.Ed. 702; Sparks v. United States, 6 Cir., 90 F.2d 61, 63;
And it appearing that the material allegations of both counts of the indictment were proved by convincing and undisputed evidence ;
And it appearing that the court sentenced the accused under count 2 of the indictment and that no sentence was imposed under count 1;
And it appearing that no error prejudicial to the accused is presented in the record or in the charge of the trial court (Cf. Sparks v. United States, supra):
It is ordered that the judgment be, and it hereby is, affirmed.

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

Answer: A