Federal jury in Tenn. deliberates for 2nd day without verdict in Palin e-mail hacking case
By Bill Poovey, APWednesday, April 28, 2010
No verdict in Palin e-mail case after 2 days
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal jury in Knoxville has ended a second day without a verdict in the felony case against a man accused of hacking the e-mail of Sarah Palin.
The jury deliberated Wednesday and will return again Thursday. Jurors worked behind closed doors with hundreds of evidence documents.
Twenty-two-year-old David Kernell is charged with identity theft, wire fraud, unauthorized access to a computer and obstruction of justice. If convicted on all charges, he faces a maximum possible prison sentence of 50 years.
The hacking occurred while Palin campaigned on the Republican presidential ticket in 2008.
Palin and her daughter Bristol testified last week about harassment and disruption they suffered after an e-mail was posted online.
