Christopher Darden will be the defense attorney for Corey Walker. Darden seemingly has a pension for representing high profile cases. He was also one of the lawyers to represent OJ Simpson as well as Eric Holder, the man accused of killing Nipsey Hussle.
Walker is was one of five men arrested for carrying out the robbery and murder of rapper Pop Smoke. Walker’s life hangs in the balance as his charges carry life sentences without the possibility of parole.
Late at night on February 19, 2020, five males allegedly broke into a home rented by Pop Smoke, real name Bashar Barakah Jackson, in the Mt. Olympus neighborhood of the Hollywood Hills. According to the Associated Press, they used social media postings to track Pop Smoke to the house owned by Teddi Mellencamp (daughter of rocker John Mellencamp) and her husband Edwin Arroyave. During the home invasion robbery gone wrong, one of the five allegedly shot the rising rapper. He died after being transported to a local hospital.
Preliminary hearings will continue on Wednesday, August 26, 2020.
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