Question:
A police officer stopped Ira's car for speeding. After issuing a ticket, the officer asked Ira: "You don't have any drugs in your car, right? Can I search the car?" Ira replied: "Go ahead! There are no drugs in my car." The officer searched the car and found several stolen credit cards. Ira is charged with credit card fraud. Ira request suppression of evidence. He argues that the search of his car was illegal for the police did not have probable cause and a warrant to search the car. Was the search illegal?