Palin Hacker Trial Postponed Until May

The doughy mama’s boy who broke into VP Candidate Sarah Palin’s email account caught a break and had his trial postponed until May according to the Register here.  Thanks to [GAS] for the tip.

The Reg sez:

David Kernell, 20, was originally due to face trial on December 16, but the case is now scheduled for 19 May. Kernell, the son of Tennessee Democrat legislator Mike Kernell, faces a single count of hacking into the former Republican vice presidential candidate’s webmail account in September.

The extra time has been allowed in order to carry out computer forensics analysis relevant to the case.

Kernell faces up to five years behind bars and a fine of $250,000. Kernell has entered a not-guilty plea.

Kernell’s lawyer Wade Davies argued that use of the term hacking or hacker was inappropriate in the context of Kernell’s alleged misdeeds because the term implied the use of “sophisticated means or specialized computer skills”.

I think in this case, hacker means someone who has gained unauthorized access.  And when he goes to jail, he will content with cellmates that may want a little “unauthorized access” themselves.  😉