Does defendant have the authority to challenge the legality of the search?

Although defendant also claimed the officers illegally stopped his car, he did not provide us with reasoned argument and legal authority supporting his claim, and thus his challenge to the legality of the stop is forfeited. (Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.204(a)(1)(B); People v. Stanley (1995) 10 Cal.4th 764, 793.) Moreover, given our conclusion that his car was lawfully searched, we need not address the People's alternative argument that the

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methamphetamine would have inevitably been discovered during the inventory search of the vehicle.