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Nima Momeni has been found guilty of second degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Cash App founder Bob Lee, a verdict reached by a San Francisco jury after seven days of deliberations.

The verdict of second degree murder carries a 15 years to life sentence and includes an enhancement for using a knife in the crime. Momeni was found not guilty of the more serious charge of pre-meditated first degree murder.

Prosecutors Dane Reinstedt and Omid Talai were present in the courtroom for the verdict, as was Sgt. Brent Dittmer – who testified in the trial – and a handful of members of the DA's office. The Lee family including his ex-wife Krista and brother were also there with a number of other family members, friends and supporters.

Defense attorneys Tony Brass and Zoe Aron were also present along with Nima's mother Mahnaz Momeni. The defendant's sister Khazar Momeni was not in attendance when the verdict was read in court Tuesday morning.

Momeni was accused of fatally stabbing tech executive Lee in a secluded part of San Francisco's East Cut neighborhood under the Bay Bridge in April 2023.

Court officials announced late Monday afternoon that the jury had reached a verdict shortly before 4 p.m.

Prosecutors accused Momeni of stabbing Lee with a kitchen paring knife following a heated discussion regarding his sister's relationship with Lee as well as their ongoing drug use. During the trial, Momeni's lawyers claimed that their client acted in self-defense, alleging that Lee lunged at Momeni with a knife in his hand while high on ketamine and cocaine. The defense said Lee became erratic and aggressive after Momeni made a "bad joke" at the expense of Lee's family.

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