Task: songer_geniss

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to identify the issue in the case, that is, the social and/or political context of the litigation in which more purely legal issues are argued. Put somewhat differently, this field identifies the nature of the conflict between the litigants. The focus here is on the subject matter of the controversy rather than its legal basis. Consider the following categories: "criminal" (including appeals of conviction, petitions for post conviction relief, habeas corpus petitions, and other prisoner petitions which challenge the validity of the conviction or the sentence), "civil rights" (excluding First Amendment or due process; also excluding claims of denial of rights in criminal proceeding or claims by prisoners that challenge their conviction or their sentence (e.g., habeas corpus petitions are coded under the criminal category); does include civil suits instituted by both prisoners and callable non-prisoners alleging denial of rights by criminal justice officials), "First Amendment", "due process" (claims in civil cases by persons other than prisoners, does not include due process challenges to government economic regulation), "privacy", "labor relations", "economic activity and regulation", and "miscellaneous".

PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellant Richard Lacey appealed his convictions for various drug-related offenses as well as for failure to appear. Mr. Lacey had been tried in ab-sentia and convicted of six counts including conspiracy to distribute cocaine, distribution of approximately 500 grams of cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana, violations of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1) & 846.
On appeal, we noted that certain of Mr. Lacey’s arguments including his objection to being tried in absentia, had been rejected in the appeal of a coconspirator. United States v. Edmonson, 962 F.2d 1535 (10th Cir.1992). Therefore, that particular argument was not discussed in our disposition. United States v. Lacey, 969 F.2d 926 (10th Cir.1992).
After Mr. Lacey had filed a petition for certiorari in the United States Supreme Court, Crosby v. United States, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 748, 122 L.Ed.2d 25 (1993) was decided. The Court discussed the propriety of trial in absentia and concluded that “the language, history, and logic of Rule 43 support a straightforward interpretation that prohibits the trial in absentia of a defendant who is not present at the beginning of trial.” Crosby, — U.S. at , 113 S.Ct. at 753.
The Court vacated our judgment and remanded Mr. Lacey’s case for further consideration in light of Crosby. Lacey v. United States, — U.S. -, 113 S.Ct. 1233, 122 L.Ed.2d 640 (1993). We, in turn, remand the case to the district court with instructions to vacate its judgment with respect to the narcotics charges and proceed in accordance with Crosby. However, its judgment relating to Mr. Lacey’s failure to appear is affirmed. That sentence and the underlying conviction stand alone now and the double jeopardy issue which troubled us earlier does not exist at the present time.

Question: What is the general issue in the case?
A. criminal
B. civil rights
C. First Amendment
D. due process
E. privacy
F. labor relations
G. economic activity and regulation
H. miscellaneous
Answer:

Answer: A