Undecided jury to stay past trial end-date
By Thursday afternoon, six days into jury deliberations, tensions appeared to be rising among the jurors struggling to reach a verdict in the murder trial of Nima Momeni, the accused killer of Cash App founder Bob Lee.Today was the last day the jury was “hardshipped,” meaning jurors were expected to stay through today, but could opt to leave the deliberations if they have prior obligations after today. So far, none have opted to do so, and all jurors are expected to return on Monday. But Momeni’s attorneys, most of whom are from Florida, have been dropping off as deliberations have gone longer than anticipated. Brad Cohen and Mike McMullen already left town after last week. And today, lead attorney Saam Zangeneh said he will be returning to Miami to spend time with his family for the holidays. The usually cheerful and chummy […]
