Savannah attorney Amy Lee Copeland has filed a Notice of Appeal for Stewart Parnell’s motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence under a federal habeas corpus action.
Parnell’s Motion was denied Sept. 23
Continue Reading Parnell’s challenge to his prison sentence is now an appeal to the 11th Circuit
Brothers Stewart Parnell, 67, and Michael Parnell, 63, will each be filing objections to the federal habeas corpus recommendations against them in relation to food safety felonies involving the deadly 2008-09 multistate Salmonella outbreak associated
Continue Reading Parnell brothers plan to file objections to magistrate’s denial recommendation
The U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Middle District of Georgia recommends denial of motions to release brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell from federal custody. Judge Thomas Q. Langstaff quietly filed decisions on April 7 after
Continue Reading Parnell brothers fail to persuade magistrate that their trial lawyers were ineffective
The federal Department of Justice (DOJ) wants the federal court for the Middle District of Georgia to deny former peanut broker Michael Parnell’s petition to vacate, set aside, or correct a prison sentence that could
Continue Reading DOJ asks District Court to deny Michael Parnell’s petition
U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Q. Langstaff is giving the government until Oct. 22 to reply to a post-hearing brief for Michael Parnell. Department of Justice (DOJ) trial attorney Speare I. Hodges wants an extra week
Continue Reading Government gets extra time to reply to Michael Parnell’s post hearing response
Stewart Parnell, 67, and Michael Parnell, 62, have returned to their low and medium secure lockups after appearing for their motion hearings last month at the C.B. King Courthouse in Albany, GA.
Transcripts of those
Continue Reading Parnell attorneys preparing their written arguments for vacating sentences
ALBANY, GA –After 13 and three-quarters hours of testimony in Stewart Parnell’s hearing to vacate the 22 years remaining on his sentence, it isn’t over.
Government objections helped keep one expert witness from testifying at
Continue Reading Judge’s ruling on Stewart Parnell’s motion to vacate likely won’t come until July or later
U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Q. Langstaff has ordered Stewart Parnell returned to the C.B. King Federal Courthouse in Albany, GA, on Feb. 24, 2021, for a hearing that could lead to freedom for the former
Continue Reading ‘Ineffective trial counsel’ gets Stewart Parnell the hearing that could set him free
