What is the test for a search of a vehicle by the California Highway Patrol?

With respect to the merits, the trial court did not err. A lawful custodial arrest supports a search of a vehicle occupied or recently occupied by the arrestee "when it is 'reasonable to believe evidence relevant to the crime of arrest might be found in the vehicle.'" (Arizona v. Gant (2009) 556 U.S. 332, 343 [129 S.Ct. 1710].) Where such a search is permissible, officers may "search not just the passenger compartment but every purse, briefcase, or other container within that space." (Id. at p. 345.) Here, several CHP

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