Word: jacobsen
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Team captain Karla Amble and freshman Leslie Voit completed the 5000-meter Vermont course three seconds apart at 19:03 and 19:06, for 53rd and 56th places, respectively. Diane Jacobsen had troubles with the crowd at the starting line, but she recovered to round out the Harvard scoring in 85th place...
...Steen Jacobsen Largo...
...case against Connally, however, depended on Jacobsen's word. Defense Attorney Edward Bennett Williams, hired by Connally for a reported $250,000 fee, hammered away at Jacobsen's testimony. In a number of instances, he forced the central prosecution witness to back down and acknowledge that he was unsure of some details. Williams also emphasized that Jacobsen, on other occasions, had admitted perjury. Cumulatively, this eroded Jacobsen's credibility and enhanced Connally's. Perhaps no less important was the parade of celebrated witnesses who testified to Connally's integrity. They included: the Rev. Billy Graham...
Throughout the proceedings, Connally did not budge from his insistence that he had not taken the money. By the end of the three-week trial, there seemed to be only one issue. Who was telling the truth: Connally or Jacobsen...
...only have destroyed his career but could have led to a sentence of up to four years in prison, a fine of as much as $20,000, plus possible further prosecution on perjury and conspiracy charges. After five hours of deliberation, the jurors declared the defendant not guilty. Jacobsen was sentenced to two years' probation...