Bob Lee murder case: Juror replaced in final stage of Nima Momeni trial
Dec 03, 2024
One of the jurors in the murder trial of Nima Momeni fell sick and was replaced Tuesday, the judge announced during morning proceedings.
The last-minute change comes during the final stages of the trial in which Momeni is charged in the April 4, 2023, fatal stabbing of Cash App co-founder Bob Lee.
The outgoing juror was a woman and was replaced with another woman to complete the 12 on the panel.
Tuesday marks the last chance for Momeni’s defense team to make a case for him in their closing argument.
Prosecutors took the entire day Monday for their closing argument, which included a review of much of the evidence presented during the testimony phase.
Defense lead attorney Saam Zaganeh took the floor Tuesday to deliver his closing argument, which includes the contention that jurors have not seen key pieces of evidence in person, such as the alleged murder weapon and the jacket Momeni was wearing the night Lee died.
Defense attorneys want jurors to believe prosecutors are intentionally not bringing evidence into the courtroom.
After closing arguments are complete, jury instructions follow, and then the case goes to jury deliberations.