Task: songer_habeas

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to determine whether the case was an appeal of a decision by the district court on a petition for habeas corpus. A state habeas corpus case is one in which a state inmate has petitioned the federal courts.

PER CURIAM.
This appeal is from an order of the United States District Court for the East-era District of Washington denying an application of appellant, Tom King, a prisoner in custody pursuant to a judgment of a court of the State of Washington, for a writ of habeas corpus. The case does not differ materially from Cooper v. Cranor, 9 Cir., 182 F.2d 256. For the reasons there' stated, the order here appealed from is affirmed.

Question: Was the case an appeal of a decision by the district court on a petition for habeas corpus?
A. no
B. yes, state habeas corpus (criminal)
C. yes, federal habeas corpus (criminal)
D. yes, federal habeas corpus relating to deportation
Answer:

Answer: B