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.

BREITENSTEIN, Circuit Judge.
The jury found defendant-appellant guilty of violating the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2312, and he appeals from the judgment imposing sentence. By the false use of a credit card issued .to James W. Francis, defendant obtained a Chevrolet automobile from a rental agency in Phoenix, Arizona, on April 24, 1968, under an agreement to return the car on April 27. On April 27, the car was stopped for speeding violations near Las Cruces, New Mexico, by a state patrol officer. One Phillips was driving and defendant was riding in the right, front seat. Phillips could not produce a driver’s license. The officer asked defendant who owned the car. He replied that he had rented the car in Phoenix and produced the rental agreement. The officer immediately made a radio check and learned that the car was stolen. He then placed both defendant and Phillips under arrest and advised them of their constitutional rights. At the trial the defense offered no evidence.
The evidence is sufficient to sustain the verdict. The defendant obtained the ear by fraud. The fact that he was arrested before the rental return date had expired is no defense. See McCarthy v. United States, 10 Cir., 403 F.2d 935. He may not hide behind the fact that another was driving. He wrongfully got the car in Arizona and before the arrest asserted possession by virtue of the rental agreement. The jury could reasonably infer that he had caused the interstate transportation. Wheeler v. United States, 10 Cir., 382 F.2d 998, 1000. The instruction on the inference arising from possession of property recently stolen in another state was proper. Garrison v. United States, 10 Cir., 353 F.2d 94, 95, and cases there cited. Relevant evidence of material facts was admissible even though it incidentally showed another offense. See O’Dell v. United States, 10 Cir., 251 F.2d 704, 707.
■ The state patrolman in testifying that the defendant and his companion were taken before a justice of the peace on state charges volunteered the testimony that they “refused to give statements.” The reference was to the state charges. No objection was made and the court was not asked to instruct the jury to disregard the answer. In the circumstances no prejudicial error occurred.
The claims of prosecutor misconduct have no substantial basis. Appellate counsel’s criticism of the tactics of trial counsel establishes no reason for reversal. The record shows that the defendant was competently represented and had a fair trial.
Affirmed.

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