Task: songer_typeiss

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Your task is to determine the general category of issues discussed in the opinion of the court. Choose among the following categories. Criminal and prisioner petitions- includes appeals of conviction, petitions for post conviction relief, habeas corpus petitions, and other prisoner petitions which challenge the validity of the conviction or the sentence or the validity of continued confinement. Civil - Government - these will include appeals from administrative agencies (e.g., OSHA,FDA), the decisions of administrative law judges, or the decisions of independent regulatory agencies (e.g., NLRB, FCC,SEC). The focus in administrative law is usually on procedural principles that apply to administrative agencies as they affect private interests, primarily through rulemaking and adjudication. Tort actions against the government, including petitions by prisoners which challenge the conditions of their confinement or which seek damages for torts committed by prion officials or by police fit in this category. In addition, this category will include suits over taxes and claims for benefits from government. Diversity of Citizenship - civil cases involving disputes between citizens of different states (remember that businesses have state citizenship). These cases will always involve the application of state or local law. If the case is centrally concerned with the application or interpretation of federal law then it is not a diversity case. Civil Disputes - Private - includes all civil cases that do not fit in any of the above categories. The opposing litigants will be individuals, businesses or groups.

PER CURIAM:
Appellant appeals from conviction of interstate transportation of a stolen vehicle, 18 U.S.C.A. § 2312. We have considered all contentions of appellant, the briefs and the full record.
The court did not err in denying the motion for judgment of acquittal. Appellant was identified by a police officer as the person in possession of a vehicle in Florida which was sufficiently identified as having been recently stolen in Illinois. The possession was unexplained. Beufve v. United States, 374 F.2d 123 (5th Cir. 1967); Barfield v. United States, 229 F.2d 936 (5th Cir. 1956).
The statement made by appellant immediately after he was taken into custody, concerning his possession of a revolver, was not inadmissible under Miranda. Under the undisputed testimony the statement was volunteered by him. No interrogation had occurred.
In summation to the jury the prosecutor stated that a person who was shown to be near the scene of appellant’s arrest had been released by the police because he was only a hitchhiker. There was no evidence to that effect. Counsel for petitioner promptly objected and moved for a mistrial. The court denied the motion and gave corrective instructions. The only significance of the matter was that there were items of property nearby which tended to connect appellant with the stolen vehicle, and the jury could have inferred that the person said to be a hitchhiker put them there rather than appellant. Since appellant was found in possession of a revolver bearing a serial number which matched the serial number shown on a revolver box found in the stolen and previously abandoned vehicle, we are of the view that the one single, brief and erroneous reference to the status of the otherwise identified person was not reversible error.
Affirmed.
. Under Rule 18 the Court has placed this case on the Summary Calendar for disposition without oral argument. See Floyd v. Resor, 5 Cir., 1969, 409 F.2d 714, n. 2.

Question: What is the general category of issues discussed in the opinion of the court?
A. criminal and prisoner petitions
B. civil - government
C. diversity of citizenship
D. civil - private
E. other, not applicable
F. not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: A