In 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 case. 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,
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