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.
Appellant waived trial by jury on a charge of violating the lottery laws, D. C.Code 1951, §§ 22-1501, 22-1502, 52 Stat. 198-199. She was convicted. She afterwards urged, in support of a motion for a new trial, that her trial counsel “refused to permit her to testify” and failed to introduce certain other testimony. In our opinion the District Court did not abuse its discretion in denying the motion, and its judgment placing the defendant on probation 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