What are the legal constitutional methods that a LEO could use to search a motor vehicle under the below hypothetical? List and describe three (3) legal exceptions that the Trooper could use to conduct a warrantless search.

Hypothetical: Frank is driving to class at F.A.U. Frank is pulled over for speeding on the turnpike. The F.H.P. Trooper asks for Frank's driver's license. Frank gives the Trooper a suspended D.L. The Trooper arrests Frank for DWLS. The Trooper sees a white baggy containing a white substance on the floor bed of the driver side. The Trooper through her training suspects that the substance is cocaine.

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