Nima Momeni sentenced to 16 years to life for killing Cash App founder Bob Lee
The gist
San Francisco judge sentenced Nima Momeni to 16 years to life for murdering Cash App founder Bob Lee.
The 2023 killing briefly fueled a tech-driven panic about city street crime.
How it unfolded
- Apr 4, 2023Bob Lee, 43, was stabbed in the early morning in San Francisco's Rincon Hill/East Cut neighborhood near the foot of the Bay Bridge; he called 911 and later died in hospital.
- Apr 13, 2023Nima Momeni was arrested nine days after the killing and has remained in custody since.
- Dec 17, 2024A jury found Momeni guilty of second-degree murder after seven days of deliberations, and not guilty of premeditated first-degree murder.
Key terms
- second-degree murder
- The most serious category of murder in many US jurisdictions, typically involving premeditation or especially heinous circumstances.
- Racial Justice Act
- A North Carolina law that barred seeking or imposing the death penalty on the basis of race, later repealed.
- motion for a new trial
- A formal request asking a court to set aside a verdict and conduct a new trial.
Source: Wikipedia