The court properly denied defendant's suppression motion. During a lawful car stop, the police detected the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle; moreover, defendant admitted that he and the codefendant had been smoking marijuana. Accordingly, the police clearly had probable cause to search the vehicle under the automobile exception, and this included a search of the trunk (see United States v Ross,
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