A San Francisco jury on Tuesday convicted IT consultant Nima Momeni in the 2023 fatal stabbing of tech executive Bob Lee, a killing that led to concern about rampant street crime in the city — but was actually motivated by a personal dispute.
The jury found him not guilty of first-degree murder, but did find him guilty of second-degree murder.
A verdict was reached on Monday, but read out on Tuesday after deliberations started Dec. 4. The jury had been asked to consider first-degree murder with an enhancement of using a deadly weapon, NBC Bay Area reported.
Momeni appeared unemotional as the verdict was read out, as was his lead attorney who joined the hearing via Zoom, the station reported.