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.
Your task is to determine the specific issue in the case within the broad category of "criminal".

Opinion:
Miles Raymond BAGGETT, Appellant, v. Martin J. WIMAN, as Warden of Kilby Prison, Montgomery, Alabama and State of Alabama, Appellees. Martin J. WIMAN, as Warden of Kilby Prison, Montgomery, Alabama and State of Alabama, Appellants v. Miles Raymond BAGGETT, Appellee.
No. 19991.
United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.
Jan. 3, 1963.
Patrick W. Richardson, Huntsville, Ala., for appellant.
Thomas N. Younger, Huntsville, Ala., for appellees.
Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and WISDOM and GEWIN, Circuit Judges.
PEE CURIAM.
This is an appeal from the denial by the trial court of a writ of habeas corpus after a hearing by the trial court. It appearing that at the time of the trial which resulted in appellant’s conviction, the State Trial Court offered to appoint counsel for appellant and that he declined such appointment, we conclude that the trial court properly denied relief sought under the rule of Brown v. Allen, 344 U.S. 443, 73 S.Ct. 397, 97 L.Ed. 469.
The judgment is
Affirmed.

Question: What is the specific issue in the case within the general category of "criminal"?

Choices:
federal offense
state offense
not determined whether state or federal offense

Answer: 1