The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has consolidated the cases of the brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell. The high court based in Atlanta granted Elliott M. Harding, attorney for Michael Parnell’s June 6 motion to consolidate the case.
It means that the 2255 Motions, filed separately by
Continue Reading Eleventh Circuit consolidates Stewart and Micheal Parnell cases for oral argumentsIt’s over.
After 1,952 days in federal trial and appellate courts, the case of the United States versus Stewart and Michael Parnell et al is no longer active.
It became history Wednesday when David J. Smith, Clerk of Court for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, entered
Continue Reading Appellate mandate ends biggest food safety criminal case in history
Petitions from the Parnell brothers for an appellate rehearing of their criminal convictions and sentences were denied by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta on June 11. Further, their petitions for Rehearing En Banc were also rejected as no active judge asked to poll the
Continue Reading 11th Circuit won’t hear or rehear anymore Parnell appeals
Oral arguments for the appeals of Stewart Parnell, Michael Parnell and Mary Wilkerson are set for the week of Nov. 6, according to the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
The trio, once associated with the now defunct Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), is appealing their jury convictions and sentences
Continue Reading 11th Circuit sets date for arguments in PCA criminal appeals
With their clients starting their second year behind bars, criminal defense attorneys in the Peanut Corporation of America case finally filed briefs asking for those convictions and sentences to be over-turned.
Appellate attorneys for Stewart Parnell, his brother Michael Parnell, and Mary Wilkerson together filed briefs totaling 236 pages on
Continue Reading Appeal briefs filed for Peanut Corporation of America criminal cases
Like ranch hands on a runaway wagon in the Old West, attorneys for Stewart Parnell and Michael Parnell are trying to get the reins straightened out while slowing down just enough for some to jump off. Appellate attorneys Justin M. Lugar and Joseph R. Pope, who respectively represent Stewart Parnell
Continue Reading Stewart and Michael Parnell Want to Bond Out on Expanded Appeal
Mary Wilkerson, the former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) quality assurance manager whom a jury found had lied to federal food safety investigators, surrendered Tuesday to a federal correctional institution in Marianna, FL. The 42-year-old mother of two from Edison, GA, has begun a five-year prison term at FCI Marianna,
Continue Reading Wilkerson Surrenders to Women’s Minimum-Security Prison in Florida
Mary Wilkerson will begin her five years of imprisonment on Nov. 3 as the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday denied her motion for release while she appeals her conviction for obstruction of justice. The court’s one-line order merely denies Wilkerson’s motion filed Oct. 8, and it states
Continue Reading Atlanta Court Denies Wilkerson’s Motion for Release Pending Appeal
Only a quick motion for release on bond pending appeal can keep Mary Wilkerson from having to report to a federal women’s prison on Nov. 3, now less than two weeks away. Her attorney filed such a motion with the Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta on Oct.
Continue Reading Wilkerson Wants to Remain Free During Appeal; Ordered to Report Nov. 3
