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Tennessee: No verdict in Palin e-mail case after 2 days

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BILL POOVEY

Associated Press Writer

KNOXVILLE – A federal jury in Knoxville has deliberated for a second day without a verdict in the felony case against a young 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.