Chabert v. Sánchez

Petitioner appeals from an adverse judgment in habeas corpus proceedings for the custody of a child six years old .at the time of the trial.

For the purposes of this opinion it will suffice to quote from the statement of the trial judge the following:

"It cannot be denied that the court is confronted with a grave and complex problem. There is no doubt that the case is a sensational one of unusual aspects. If the judge upon whom devolves the decision thereof should be swayed by the wave of popular opinion rather than by his fear of God and the dictates of his conscience, his position, placed…