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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 the Sept. 26 oral arguments, the panel of appellate judges wondered out loud why the government ever agreed not to

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

Oral arguments were heard first thing Thursday morning in Atlanta at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit.

A three-judge panel heard back-to-back oral arguments on behalf of Michael and Stewart Parnell.  Attorneys for each were given 15 minutes to make their case, and equal time was spent

Continue Reading Appellate judges hear Parnell brothers’ Habeas Corpus motions in Salmonella case

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit is ready to hear the back-to-back oral arguments on behalf of Michael and Stewart Parnell.

The brothers, once associated with a deadly Salmonella outbreak blamed on the now defunct Peanut Corporation of America, are asking for the vacation of their convictions

Continue Reading 11th Circuit is ready to hear oral arguments from Parnells in peanut butter case

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 arguments

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 appeal of that conviction and sentence with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta.

In the

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

 The U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals granted a single Certificate of Appealability (COA) on Jan. 10 in the Motion 2255 Habeas Petition sought by former peanut broker Michael Parnell.

The order by the Atlanta-based appellate court sets Feb.20, 2024, as the deadline for Parnell’s attorney to file an appellant’s

Continue Reading Michael Parnell’s appeal is going forward on narrow grounds with a brief due on Feb. 20

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 to appeal, has exchanged arguments with the government.  After getting an undetermined extension, Michael Parnell has yet to file for

Continue Reading Parnell brothers remain incarcerated but start 2024 in very different places

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 assistant U.S. Attorney filed a vigorous Appellee’s Brief in opposition to Stewart Parnell’s nearly 4-year petition seeking to overturn his conviction

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

Like former PCA President Stewart Parnell, Michael Parnell is before the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta with a petition to vacate his conviction and sentence. Those petitions by the Parnell brothers have previously moved on similar tracks, but Michael’s appellate documents have been granted extended time for filing.

Continue Reading Prison move temporarily cuts Michael Parnell’s ties with his lawyer during 11th Circuit action