In a pivotal moment of the Nima Momeni murder trial, Judge Alexandra Gordon dismissed defense motions for both a mistrial and an acquittal. The mistrial plea arose following an incident where SFPD Sgt. Brent Dittmer, the case’s lead investigator, inadvertently informed jurors that Momeni had not been granted bail, a detail that defense attorneys expressed could unfairly influence the jury’s perception of the defendant’s innocence, as reported by Mission Local.