Habeas Corpus

Six years of appeals ends with the Parnell brothers still in federal prison

The three-judge panel that heard oral arguments in the habeas corpus appeals of Peanut Corporation of America’s Stewart and Michael Parnell took 320 days to write a 43-page opinion,

By Dan Flynn

/ 12 Aug 2025

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

— ANALYSIS — Habeas Corpus, the “great writ” that incarcerated people can use to get out of jail, is used by immigration lawyers working to keep foreign nationals who’ve landed in

By Dan Flynn

/ 28 Apr 2025

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

Appellate judges wonder why deaths couldn’t be talked about at the 2014 PCA criminal trial

— OPINION — While we wait for the three-judge appellate panel’s decisions in Stewart and Michael Parnell’s habeas corpus motions, there is something to discuss. In some side comments during

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Oct 2024

Appellate judges wonder why deaths couldn’t be talked about at the 2014 PCA criminal trial

Eleventh Circuit consolidates Stewart and Micheal Parnell cases for oral arguments

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.

By Dan Flynn

/ 25 Jul 2024

Eleventh Circuit consolidates Stewart and Micheal Parnell cases for oral arguments

Michael Parnell’s Habeus motion is now before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Ten years after a jury trial convicted him of 31 charges, resulting in a 20-year federal prison sentence, peanut broker Michael Parnell, 65, has filed his opening brief in his

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Feb 2024

Michael Parnell’s Habeus motion is now before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places

The year 2023 ends with brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell in very different places in their Habeas Corpus appeals at the Circuit Court in Atlanta. Stewart Parnell, who was permitted

By Dan Flynn

/ 27 Dec 2023

Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places

Parnell’s appeal for early release should be denied, assistant U.S. Attorney argues

He’s a senior citizen held for a white-collar crime, but the government has no interest in releasing him early to free up some cell space. On the contrary, an

By Dan Flynn

/ 5 Oct 2023

Parnell’s appeal for early release should be denied, assistant U.S. Attorney argues

Stewart Parnell takes habeas corpus petition to 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta

It’s been a long haul, but Tuesday’s one-time peanut executive petitioned to vacate his conviction and sentence before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit

By Dan Flynn

/ 26 Jul 2023

Stewart Parnell looks for better Habeas in Atlanta than he just had in Mid-Georgia

A decade after his indictment and a year after United States Magistrate Judge Thomas Q. Langstaff denied his petition for early release, one-time peanut butter mogul Stewart Parnell still has

By Dan Flynn

/ 29 Mar 2023

Stewart Parnell looks for better Habeas in Atlanta than he just had in Mid-Georgia

Former peanut powerhouse Stewart Parnell isn’t getting out of jail

Stewart Parnell, the 68-year former peanut industry executive who 13 years ago was caught shipping peanut butter and pastes that he knew were contaminated, won’t be getting out of

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Oct 2022

Former peanut powerhouse Stewart Parnell isn’t getting out of jail

Parnell brothers get to return to Albany for back-to-back hearings on their Habeas Corpus petitions

Stewart Parnell, 66, and Michael Parnell, 62, are set to appear in court during the week of May 24 with their Habeas Corpus Petitions in hand. The nation’s most

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Feb 2021

Parnell brothers get to return to Albany for back-to-back hearings on their Habeas Corpus petitions

Stewart Parnell requests a new trial with 2255 Petition in peanut butter case

If you’ve been convicted by a jury, had your conviction and sentence upheld by an appellate court, and the Supreme Court declined to review your case, there’s still

By Dan Flynn

/ 13 Apr 2020

Stewart Parnell requests a new trial with 2255 Petition in peanut butter case

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Six years of appeals ends with the Parnell brothers still in federal prison

Habeas Corpus is a chapter in the food safety story, but it’s a slow lane for Parnells

Appellate judges wonder why deaths couldn’t be talked about at the 2014 PCA criminal trial

Eleventh Circuit consolidates Stewart and Micheal Parnell cases for oral arguments

Michael Parnell’s Habeus motion is now before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals

Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places

Parnell’s appeal for early release should be denied, assistant U.S. Attorney argues

Stewart Parnell takes habeas corpus petition to 11th Circuit Court in Atlanta

Stewart Parnell looks for better Habeas in Atlanta than he just had in Mid-Georgia

Former peanut powerhouse Stewart Parnell isn’t getting out of jail

Parnell brothers get to return to Albany for back-to-back hearings on their Habeas Corpus petitions

Stewart Parnell requests a new trial with 2255 Petition in peanut butter case