Blakeney v. McRee
Mississippi Supreme Court
1Opinion of the Court
WALLER, Chief Justice,
for the Court:
¶ 1. John Blakeney appeals the judgment of the Jones County Chancery Court granting Don and Carolyn MeRee’s petition to adopt his minor children and terminating his- parental rights. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.
*1156FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY
¶2. In July 2006, John and his wife Wanda were arrested for the murders of Willie Earl and Anita Kitchens, Wanda’s biological grandparents and legal parents. John confessed to the murders when he was arrested. Blakeney v. State, 29 So.3d 46, 48 (Miss.Ct.App.2009). John, Wanda, and their minor children A.B. and…
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