Opinion ID: 1576386
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Heading: Introduction of the Weapon.

Text: Defendant contends that the search of his van and the subsequent seizure of his handgun were illegal. The search of the van by police was done without a warrant; however, it was conducted only after the police had placed defendant in custodial arrest. Defendant does not challenge the validity of his custodial arrest. In State v. Sanders, 312 N.W.2d 534 (Iowa 1981), we held that once a police officer has made a lawful custodial arrest of the occupant of the automobile, he may, as a contemporaneous incident of that arrest, search the passenger compartment of that automobile. Id. at 539. See also United States v. Ross, ___ U.S. ___, 102 S.Ct. 2157, 72 L.Ed.2d 572 (1982). We hold the trial court properly overruled defendant's motion to suppress the introduction of the handgun at trial.