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It’s the 10th anniversary of the PCA indictment and the courts are still working on it

By Dan Flynn on January 31, 2023

This February is the 10th anniversary of the criminal indictment of Peanut Corporation of America’s executives. And the two defendants who remain in federal custody are still actively pursuing release, meaning there have only been…

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Attorneys for Parnell brothers file responses to keep their 2255 Motions alive

By Dan Flynn on May 10, 2022

Attorneys for brothers Stewart and Michael Parnell had no trouble finding errors in a magistrate judge’s recommendations that would deny their 28 U.S.C. §2255 motions.

 Federal inmates  may  challenge their convictions, obtain sentence reductions,  or…
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Parnell brothers plan to file objections to magistrate’s denial recommendation

By Dan Flynn on April 21, 2022

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…
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Parnell brothers fail to persuade magistrate that their trial lawyers were ineffective

By Dan Flynn on April 13, 2022

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…
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A ‘Top Ten’ of 2021’s news events

By Dan Flynn on December 29, 2021

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Editor’s Note:  We try to frame 10 of the most important happenings every year, but it’s not just about the “Top Ten Stories.” That is because what is essential is rarely about …
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DOJ asks District Court to deny Michael Parnell’s petition

By Dan Flynn on October 25, 2021

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…
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Government gets extra time to reply to Michael Parnell’s post hearing response

By Dan Flynn on October 12, 2021

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…
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Post hearing briefs filed for Parnell brothers in Habeas Corpus proceedings

By Dan Flynn on September 7, 2021

At the deadline for closing arguments, one was early and the other late, but not too late.

Brothers Stewart Parnell, 67, and Michael Parnell, 62, have turned in their final written arguments to support their…
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Last word on motions to vacate Parnells’ sentences comes into sight

By Dan Flynn on August 13, 2021

Almost two years after they submitted motions to vacate, set aside, or correct their sentences, Stewart and Michael Parnell are coming to the end of the process.

The court activity is in relation to a…
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Parnell attorneys preparing their written arguments for vacating sentences

By Dan Flynn on July 27, 2021

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…
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