by The Associated Press
Monday, April 26, 2010
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jurors are scheduled to begin their deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a former University of Tennessee student charged with hacking into Sarah Palin's e-mail.
Both sides gave their closing arguments in federal court in Knoxville on Monday. Defense attorney Wade Davies rested his case without calling his client, David Kernell, to the stand. Davies said Kernell "made some stupid decisions" and hacked into Palin's e-mail account as a prank.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Weddle said Kernell had a plan to derail Palin's campaign when she was the Republican vice presidential candidate.
Palin and her daughter, Bristol, both testified for the prosecution last week.
Convictions on all counts carry a combined maximum sentence of as many as 50 years in prison.
