Hickman

Following a jury trial, appellant was found guilty of three crimes as charged in the information: count I—possession of a firearm by an ex-felon (Pen. Code, § 12021); count II—ex-felon in possession of a concealed firearm in a vehicle (Pen. Code, § 12025, subd. (a)); count III—carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle while in a public place (Pen. Code, § 12031, subd. (a)). He appeals from the ensuing judgment, citing Hall error.

Facts

Acting on a tip from appellant’s parole officer, Jesse Rocha, that appellant customarily carried a handgun, police stopped appellant while he was driving his Volkswagen on a public street. There were four others in the car, A search of a map pouch in the driver’s door yielded a loaded .38 caliber revolver and a bowie knife. The pouch was bulging from its contents but neither the revolver nor the knife was visible until the pouch was pulled open. Appellant acknowledged ownership of the knife, which he used in his trade of installing sheetrock, but denied knowledge of the presence of the gun, which was not registered to him.

Appellant’s girl friend, Lynne Langford, who had been one of the four passengers at the time of the arrest, testified…