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Nov. 18, 2024
2:45 p.m.
The defense called retired SFPD Inspector Steven Pomatto.
He opined he believed a reasonable explanation of Bob Lee's hip wound was that Lee produced a knife, the other party, in this case Momeni, clenched Lee's wrist and Lee tried to wrench free, leading to a stab wound to his hip, and that a continued struggle over the knife could have led to two other stab wounds to Lee, one that pierced his heart and the other in a different part of his chest.
On cross-examination, prosecutor Omid Talai suggested in his questioning that Pomatto had falsely claimed to have served as a Navy SEAL while applying to join a specialized SFPD unit. Pomatto denied that he had lied. Pomatto did acknowledge that he had never served as a homicide inspector and had never qualified in court to be an expert in self-defense.
11:45 a.m.
Nima Momeni is officially done as a witness after answering several rounds of questions from jurors
10:30 a.m.
Nima Momeni is back on the stand Monday morning, answering written questions submitted by jurors for the judge to read.
Some questions: Did you hear Bob Lee's 911 calls for help?
"He was quiet when he walked away from me. He just walked away from me. There was no communication when he left."
Why didn't you call the police after Mr. Lee attacked you and why didn't you, for example, pursue an assault case against him?
"I knew who he was. He seemed fine as he walked away. I was fine. I called the only person I knew, my sister, and told her don't let him in the house. Everything seemed fine."
Did you grip the handle (of the knife) at any point during the altercation?
"Not during the altercation. I just picked it up from the ground."
The jury will consider whether Momeni is guilty of first or second degree murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter or an outright acquittal
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