whatever happened to Sarah Palin's email hacker?

[Wretched Excess]

David Kernell, I believe his name was.  Odd how the entire thing sort of dropped off the face of the earth, isn't it?  I googled news sources for his, and zip.

[Odin's Hand]

http://knoxville.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/kx100808.htm

PDF of his indictment in Fed. court: http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/documents/indictment.pdf

[Wretched Excess]

http://knoxville.fbi.gov/dojpressrel/pressrel08/kx100808.htm

that's from october.  when is the trial?  what the hell is going on?

[Odin's Hand]

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/nov/15/accused-e-mail-hacker-staying-out-trouble/

From article:

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Shirley pushed back his December trial date to May 19, 2009. The delay came at the joint request of Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Weddle and defense attorney Wade Davies.

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[Wretched Excess]

http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/nov/15/accused-e-mail-hacker-staying-out-trouble/

From article:

muchas gracias.  interesting:

Those motions include a move by Davies to get the felony charge against Kernell tossed out. Davies contends that Kernell's alleged actions amount to at most a misdemeanor. He argues the wording in the indictment was fashioned in a way to try to create a felony and fails to pass legal muster. Weddle has not yet had a chance to respond.

if that wasn't a felony, then they need to just take the hacker laws off the books.