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Nov. 26, 2015

Son of Merced County DA sues county and sheriffs following factual innocence finding

A year after he was found factually innocent of accessory to murder charges, the son of the Merced County district attorney has filed a civil suit against the county and the three sheriff's deputies who charged him.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A year after being found factually innocent of accessory to murder charges, Ethan Morse, the son of Merced County District Attorney Larry D. Morse,has filed a civil suit against Merced County and the three sheriff's deputies who charged him.

Morse and his friend Jacob Tellez were charged in connection with the 2013 shooting death of Bernabed Hernandez-Canela, a "known...

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