The Supreme Court is likely to grant a hearing when a case involves
A. an issue of private law as opposed to an issue of public law.
B. an issue of state law as opposed to an issue of federal law.
C. the possibility that an innocent person has been wrongly convicted of a crime.
D. an issue that is being decided inconsistently by the lower federal courts.
E. an issue dealing with state constitutional law.
Answer: D
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