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