People v. Walker CA4/3

Filed 1/27/26 P. v. Walker CA4/3

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE,

Plaintiff and Respondent, G065015

v. (Super. Ct. No. 24NF1488)

MEKHI WALKER, OPINION

Defendant and Appellant.

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Lance Jensen, Judge. Affirmed. Richard Jay Moller, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. No appearance by Plaintiff and Respondent.

Defendant Mekhi Walker was convicted by a jury of evading the police during a high-speed chase in Orange County. On appeal, his appointed attorney filed a brief pursuant to the procedures set forth in People v. Wende (1979) 25 Cal.3d 436 and Anders v. California (1967) 386 U.S. 738. While not arguing against his client, counsel represented he found no arguable issues to advance on appeal and asked us to review the appellate record, which we have done. We also advised Walker of his right to file a written argument on his own behalf, but he has not done so. Finding no arguable issues, we affirm the judgment. 1 STATEMENT OF FACTS On the night of September 15, 2023, Anaheim Police Sergeant Kevin Flanagan received a dispatch about a suspected armed robbery at a restaurant on Harbor Boulevard. As he was driving to the scene in his marked patrol car, Flanagan spotted a black Mercedes sedan that was reportedly involved in the robbery. Flanagan activated his siren and overhead lights and began pursuing the Mercedes on the I-5 freeway. At that time, Flanagan was roughly 60 to 90 feet behind the Mercedes, and a police helicopter was tracking it from the sky. With Flanagan on its tail, the Mercedes rapidly accelerated to about 90 miles per hour and made its way into the emergency lane on the left side of the freeway. Using that lane, the Mercedes was able to bypass a congested area of traffic, where cars were stopped due to an unrelated accident. Flanagan was able to keep up for a brief time after that, but when