Tech Star Bob Lee’s Accused Killer Aims to Flip Blame for Death
- Stabbed Cash App founder was revered figure in Silicon Valley
- Defense lawyer says text messages undercut notion of bad blood
One and a half years after technology executive Bob Lee was slain on a downtown San Francisco street, a lawyer for the acquaintance accused of stabbing him told a jury it was an act of self defense while Lee was binging on illegal drugs.
After a prosecutor promised during the trial’s opening arguments Monday that video footage and DNA evidence would prove that Nima Momeni is guilty of attacking Lee, Momeni’s attorney sought to flip the script — and cast Lee as the aggressor.