Deputy Jill was patrolling in her unit, when she saw Reggie…
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Deputy Jill wаs pаtrоlling in her unit, when she sаw Reggie driving his оld pick-up dоwn a secluded county road. Deputy Jill initiated a traffic stop to see if Reggie was up to no good. Since it was starting to rain, Deputy Jill decided to place Reggie under arrest and to question him further at the Sheriff's office. She performed a pat-down incident to the arrest and found a crumpled cigarette package in his shirt pocket. She opened the cigarette package and found what appeared to be crack cocaine. Reggie was prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance. His attorney is arguing that the drug evidence should be suppressed because his 4th amendment rights were violated. Based on the facts above, was there a legal search incident to a lawful arrest?
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