SF News As Defense Begins Closing Argument, Juror Gets Replaced In Nima Momeni Trial A female juror who fell ill had to be replaced with an alternate Tuesday morning, as potentially the final day began in the murder trial of Nima Momeni.
SF News Prosecutor Uses Momeni's Temperament on Stand Against Him In Closing Argument Closing arguments began Monday in the trial of Nima Momeni for the April 2023 killing of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee, and prosecutors laid out their case one last time and shot down the defense's theory of the case as "workshopped" and "fabricated."
SF News Multiple Friends Testify In Nima Momeni Trial That Bob Lee Was Never Aggressive on Drugs The prosecution began presenting rebuttal witnesses Thursday in the trial of Nima Momeni, several of them friends and co-workers of Bob Lee who had seen him doing recreational drugs on multiple occasions.
SF News Defense Rests In Bob Lee Murder Trial, Rebuttal Begins The defense rested its case Tuesday after over a week of presenting witnesses supporting the theory that Nima Momeni was acting in self-defense when he stabbed Bob Lee three times in April 2023.
SF News Nima Momeni Back on Witness Stand, Answering Questions From Jury Accused murderer Nima Momeni returned to the witness stand Monday morning answering written questions submitted by jurors about the night he stabbed Bob Lee in April 2023.
SF News On Witness Stand, Nima Momeni Says a 'Bad Joke' Caused Lee to Suddenly Try to Stab Him Defendant Nima Momeni took the stand in his own defense Wednesday, in a move that could prove damaging to the defense, depending on how his cross-examination plays out.
SF News Nima Momeni Takes the Stand In His Own Defense In Bob Lee Murder Trial Accused killer Nima Momeni took the stand Wednesday morning to tell his version of events in the April 2023 killing of Bob Lee, claiming he turned the knife on Lee in self-defense.
SF News Friend of Nima Momeni's Sister Contradicts Her Testimony About Sexual Assault Under cross-examination Tuesday, the friend who was with Nima Momeni's sister on the day before Bob Lee's murder told prosecutors that Khazar Momeni has a tendency to exaggerate.
SF News Bob Lee Murder Trial: Jury Shown Controversial Video of Momeni Appearing to Reenact Stabbing The jury in the trial of Nima Momeni were shown a controversial video Monday that may or may not help the prosecution's case, but which the defense argued vigorously against being allowed.
SF News Prosecution Shows Jury Grainy Video of Bob Lee Stabbing In the Nima Momeni trial on Wednesday, the prosecution rolled out the grainy Nest camera footage they have had since early in the case, showing what appears to be the moment Momeni stabbed Bob Lee three times.
SF News SF Superior Court Clerks On Strike Today, Bob Lee Murder Trial Brought to a Halt A one-day strike has brought massive chaos to SF Superior Court today, with more than 200 clerks striking outside 850 Bryant, and the Nima Momeni trial is delayed for the day because of the strike and will resume, possibly, Wednesday.
SF News Tensions Escalate During Fourth Day of Sister's Testimony In Nima Momeni Trial; Victim's Ex Lashes Out The tone of things became more combative Wednesday in the courtroom where Nima Momeni is being tried for the April 2023 murder of Cash App founder Bob Lee.
SF News Sister of Accused Killer Nima Momeni Describes 'Amicable' Night Between Her Brother and Bob Lee Monday was a big day of testimony in the trial of Nima Momeni for the April 2023 killing of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee, and one in which the jury heard the first-hand account of sister Khazar Momeni about the final hours of Lee's life.
SF News Khazar Momeni, Sister of Nima Momeni, Testifies for Second Day In Brother's Trial Khazar Momeni arrived in court for a second day of testimony Monday, when potentially she will answer more questions from prosecutors as well as the defense team.
SF News Khazar Momeni Takes Witness Stand In Brother's Murder Trial, Answers Questions About Drug Use The key witness for the prosecution is likely going to be a reluctant one, as Khazar Momeni made her first appearance on the witness stand Thursday and appeared to want to defend her brother, who stands accused of first-degree murder.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Stabbing In Castro Leaves One Man Critically Wounded A Tuesday morning stabbing behind the Walgreens in the Castro left a man in critical condition; a good friend of Bob Lee testified at the Nima Momeni trial today; and the SFPD made an arrest in a July homicide at 16th and Mission.
SF News Prosecutors Share Texts Between Momeni Siblings In Opening Statement; Defense Blames 'Long-Term Cocaine Bender' For Lee's 'Aggression' Some might have believed that the state had a pretty open-and-shut case against Nima Momeni, given the volume of circumstantial, video, and physical evidence they have against him for the murder of Bob Lee. But his defense team is going to try their best to keep this from being so open-and-shut.
SF News Monday Morning Headlines: Bob Lee Stabbing Trial Kicks Off Today The trial of Nima Momeni for the April 2023 stabbing of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee begins today; dozens protested the potential closure of Sutro Elementary School on Sunday; and Tahoe's Homewood resort is not opening this ski season.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Jury Selection Complete In Bob Lee Murder Trial The jury has been empaneled and the trial of Nima Momeni begins Monday; a trio of young suspects has been indicted for a bank robbery spree around the Bay Area; and an Oakland man has disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Bob Lee Murder Trial Begins Next Week The trial of Nima Momeni for the 2023 murder of Bob Lee starts next Monday; the Livermore PD calls out Pamela Price over one particular case; and mail-in voting starts today in San Francisco.
SF News Day Around the Bay: Video of Nima Momeni Pantomiming Stabbing Will Be Shown to Jurors A video of Nima Momeni that defense attorneys say should be protected by attorney-client privilege is admissible, a judge says; the stray cats of Golden Gate Fields need homes; and Cards Against Humanity sues Elon Musk.
SF News In Murder Trial of Bob Lee Stabbing Suspect Nima Momeni, Defense to Claim Lee Had 'Flash of Aggression' The much anticipated trial of Nima Momeni for the April 2023 murder of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee is getting ready to begin, and the defense team has laid out more of their argument for why they say their client is innocent.
SF News Ahead of Trial, Prosecutors Reveal Video They Have Showing Nima Momeni Acting Out Stabbing of Bob Lee Prosecutors and defense attorneys laid out their strategies in court filings Friday in the upcoming murder trial of Nima Momeni, and more information has come to light about each side's case.
SF News As Accused Killer Nima Momeni Heads to Trial Next Month, Lawyers Debate Witnesses We are just three weeks and change from one of the highest-profile murder trials in recent memory in San Francisco, that of Nima Momeni for the April 2023 murder of tech entrepreneur Bob Lee.
SF News Accused Bob Lee Killer Can Get Fair Trial In San Francisco, Judge Rules Nima Momeni's defense lawyers' first gambit, to get his trial moved out of San Francisco, has not paid off, with the judge in the case ruling Friday on the change of venue request.