Task: songer_weightev

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. You will be asked a question pertaining to issues that may appear in any civil law cases including civil government, civil private, and diversity cases. The issue is: "Did the factual interpretation by the court or its conclusions (e.g., regarding the weight of evidence or the sufficiency of evidence) favor the appellant?" This includes discussions of whether the litigant met the burden of proof. Answer the question based on the directionality of the appeals court decision. If the court discussed the issue in its opinion and answered the related question in the affirmative, answer "Yes". If the issue was discussed and the opinion answered the question negatively, answer "No". If the opinion considered the question but gave a mixed answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part, answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion does not discuss the issue, or notes that a particular issue was raised by one of the litigants but the court dismissed the issue as frivolous or trivial or not worthy of discussion for some other reason, answer "Issue not discussed". If the opinion considered the question but gave a "mixed" answer, supporting the respondent in part and supporting the appellant in part (or if two issues treated separately by the court both fell within the area covered by one question and the court answered one question affirmatively and one negatively), answer "Mixed answer". If the opinion either did not consider or discuss the issue at all or if the opinion indicates that this issue was not worthy of consideration by the court of appeals even though it was discussed by the lower court or was raised in one of the briefs, answer "Issue not discussed".

PER CURIAM.
Oughton, having appealed to this court from the district court’s order in a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 proceeding denying his motion to set aside his life sentence, seeks our order to proceed forma pauperis with his appeal.
It appears from the records of the district court of which we take judicial notice that Oughton plead guilty on the same day to the offense for which he was given a life sentence and two other sentences, upon one of which he received a five-year sentence and upon another of which he received a year and a day. The sentences running concurrently were imposed on December 17, 1952.
From the above it is apparent that if he were successful in his present § 2255 proceeding attacking his life sentence, he would not be released from custody. Nor does his § 2255 motion allege that he is “claiming the right to be released” from custody as required by the following provision of § 2255:
“§ 2255. Federal custody; remedies on motion attacking sentence
“A prisoner in custody under sentence of a court established by Act of Congress claiming the right to he released upon the ground that the sentence was imposed in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States, or that the court was without jurisdiction to impose such sentence, or that the sentence was in excess of the maximum authorized by law, or is otherwise subject to collateral attack, may move the court which imposed the sentence to vacate, set aside or correct the sentence.
“A motion for such relief may be made at any time.” (Emphasis supplied.)
Obviously, the motion must be made by a prisoner “claiming the right to be released”. As stated by the Supreme Court the “sole purpose” in enacting this section “was to minimize the difficulties encountered in habeas corpus hearings by affording the same rights in another and more convenient forum.” United States v. Hayman, 342 U.S. 205, 219, 72 S.Ct. 263, 272, 96 L.Ed. 232. In habeas corpus the applicant has no right to have adjudicated the validity of a sentence where, if adjudicated in his favor, he would still be confined in the same penitentiary under another existing sentence.
Since the § 2255 motion on its face showed no ground existed to invoke it, the district court was not required to bring Oughton before it in the proceeding in which it held the motion should be denied.
The motion to prosecute the appeal forma pauperis is ordered denied.
. Lopez v. Swope, 9 Cir., 205 F.2d 8, 9.

Question: Did the factual interpretation by the court or its conclusions (e.g., regarding the weight of evidence or the sufficiency of evidence) favor the appellant?
A. No
B. Yes
C. Mixed answer
D. Issue not discussed
Answer:

Answer: D