Opinion ID: 787028
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Heading: The Search of Foster's Vehicle

Text: 26 Finally, Foster argues that because he was illegally arrested, the subsequent search of his vehicle was unlawful. However, as established above, Foster's detention was not an arrest, but was a valid and lawful Terry stop. Accordingly, when the officers detected the smell of marijuana coming from Foster's vehicle, this provided them with probable cause to search the vehicle without a search warrant. See United States v. Garza, 10 F.3d 1241, 1246 (6th Cir.1993); see also United States v. Elkins, 300 F.3d 638, 659 (6th Cir.2002). This therefore turned a lawful Terry stop into a lawful search. As a result, because the officers had probable cause to search the vehicle, the marijuana, gun, and PCP recovered from the car were all properly admissible against the defendant. Accordingly, the district court was correct when it denied Foster's motion to suppress. 27