District of Columbia Court of Appeals January 13, 1981, 80-358 (Billinger v. United States)

PRYOR, Associate Judge:

While driving a van from which he operated a street vendor business, appellant was stopped by police for infraction of a traffic regulation. During the course of the encounter, the officer observed and seized a pistol and ammunition from within the vehicle. As a result, appellant was charged with the offenses of carrying a pistol without a license, D.C.