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Maine authorities say the armed standoff is in part due to a lack of public defenders in the state. It comes as a man who has already served a 15-year sentence for stabbing his partner has been released on bail after not being appointed a public defender. Three days later, he went on a rampage, leaving two houses in flames.



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