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 by the trial judge, W. Louis Sands, who upheld the also negative findings of Magistrate
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 with Peanut Corporation of America .
And Magistrate Judge Thomas Q. Langstaff has granted both
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 taking both matters under advisement this past October.
The Parnells, convicted in a 2014 jury
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 keep him behind bars for the next decade.
The filing on Oct. 22 by DOJ’s
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 “due to the complexity of the issues and scheduling conflicts..”
Arguments will be closed when
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 proceedings also became available to the parties, kicking off the written arguments for U.S. Magistrate
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 the evidentiary hearing held Monday and Tuesday at the C.B. King federal courthouse in Albany,
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 peanut executive.
Parnell was sentenced in 2015 to a 28-year prison term, which he
Continue Reading ‘Ineffective trial counsel’ gets Stewart Parnell the hearing that could set him free
