A lawyer for a second defendant in the fraud and conspiracy case against four Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executives wants permission to skip the March 13 “Daubert” hearing in U.S. District Court in Albany, GA. Four defendants, including brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell and two former PCA managers, are
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Jury Trial for PCA Execs Likely to Start in October
The criminal jury trial for former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executives should start on Oct. 7, according to an agreement by attorneys involved in the case. Picking the start date for the federal criminal trial is one of several important logistical decisions that U.S. District Court Judge W. Louis…
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U.S. Wants Court to Cut Prominent Parnell Attorney from Case
The government wants one of the attorneys defending former Peanut Corporation of America CEO Stewart Parnell on criminal, fraud and other criminal charges thrown off the case. The attorney the government wants to disqualify for “an alleged potential conflict of interest” is Atlanta-based lawyer Kenneth B. Hodges, III, who is…
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