Momeni’s defense called witnesses to bolster their argument that Lee may have acted aggressively. One witness said that was one possibility.
John Marraccini and Aranza Villegas after they testify in the trial of Nima Momeni. Photos by Eleni Balakrishnan.An expert in forensic pathology took the stand in the trial for Cash App founder Bob Lee’s murder yesterday and told jurors that Lee’s stab wounds were consistent with the self-defense theory presented by his alleged killer, Nima Momeni.
“Usually a vital organ is targeted when someone assaults someone else with a knife,” Marraccini said. Lee, however, was stabbed in the hip, and Marraccini said that “the pathway was very superficial” and “very atypical,” which raises the question: “Was this a deflection attempt?’” Marraccini agreed that an alternate theory offered by prosecutor Dane Reinstedt — that Momeni stabbed Lee twice in the chest, then as Lee moved away, superficially stabbed his hip — was also possible. “They are on the fly, coming up with any reason they can to justify their position,” said defense attorney Brad Cohen after Tuesday’s hearing.
Though prosecutors say Momeni stabbed Lee over a purported “inappropriate” action between Lee and Khazar, defense attorneys have directed the jury to focus on Lee’s friend, Jeremy Boivin, who allegedly sexually assaulted her. But how this connects to the stabbing remains unclear.
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