This is a habeas corpus proceeding brought before the Circuit Judge of Scott County, Mississippi, for the custody of Linda Jean McWilliams, age six, who is the daughter of appellants and niece of appellees. The circuit judge entered an order denying the writ and awarding the custody of the child to its uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Burley Burns, upon the ground that the parents had abandoned the child and that...
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