Patrick Combs — the former announcer at Memorial Stadium — can be retried on allegations he bilked an 88-year-old Lincoln widow of thousand despite issues during jury deliberations the first time around, the Nebraska Supreme Court said Friday.
Combs' attorney, Bob Creager, had argued it would be double jeopardy to all four counts, considering a day after a deadlock led to a mistrial the presiding juror came forward and said in a sworn affidavit that they had reached a decision (not guilty) on all but one of the charges.
In the hallway just after the judge excused them, frustrated jurors spoke of a single holdout and an 11-1 vote to acquit.