State v. Carter

[Jn granting the motion to suppress, the trial court only looked to whether the relator gave consent to search his automobile; the trial court did not consider whether consent to search was necessary under the facts of this ease. Because we find the facts presented support a warrantless search of the driver’s compartment of the automobile, incident to a valid arrest, New York v. Belton, 453 U.S. 454, 101 S.Ct. 2860, 69 L.Ed.2d 768 (1981), we reverse and set aside the ruling of the trial court.

This traffic stop occurred at approximately 10:06 p.m. A deputy with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s…