Stewart Parnell has been ordered to return to the C.B. King Federal Courthouse in Albany, GA, on February 24, 2021, for a hearing that could lead to freedom for the former Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) executive.
Parnell was sentenced in 2015 to a 28-year prison term, which he is currently serving at a federal prison in South Carolina. The hearing will involve oral arguments on a motion to vacate his conviction and sentence on grounds he was denied, effective counsel.