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Police stopped a car at night after seeing it make an illegal turn without signaling. The driver appeared nervous and kept reaching toward the center console. The passenger sat still with his hands visible. An officer ordered both occupants out of the car. The officer frisked the driver and felt a hard object shaped like a small pistol in the driver's jacket; it was a gun. The officer then frisked the passenger and found a soft pouch containing pills. After arresting the driver for unlawful gun possession, the officer searched the passenger compartment and a closed backpack on the rear seat, finding cash and additional pills. The officer also searched the driver's smartphone at the roadside and found text messages about drug sales.
The driver and passenger move to suppress the gun, pouch, backpack contents, and phone messages.
Analyze the Fourth Amendment issues and likely suppression rulings.