People v. Walker CA2/2

Filed 11/9/21 P. v. Walker CA2/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION TWO

THE PEOPLE, B310712

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. BA222258) v.

VANESSA WALKER,

Defendant and Appellant.

THE COURT:

Defendant Vanessa Walker and her husband Ken Walker (Ken) were convicted of murdering defendant’s mother, Nada Lazarevic (Nada) after Nada discovered that defendant and her husband used her name to incur over $50,000 in debt. (People v. Walker (Jan. 14, 2005, B168784) [nonpub. opn.], pp. 2–8.) The evidence against them included witness testimony that defendant and Ken were at Nada’s house on the last day she was seen or heard from; items that seemingly belonged to Nada were…