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Anthony Sanborn wipes his eyes as the details of an agreement with the state are announced at the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017. Sanborn, who was convicted of the 1989 murder of 16-year-old Jessica Briggs, served 27 years of his 70-year sentence. He and the state reached a deal Wednesday after a weeks-long post-conviction review in which his attorneys questioned the integrity of the police investigation, and several witnesses recanted. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via AP)

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Lawyers await court date in questioned ‘89 murder conviction

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Tony Sanborn becomes emotional during a hearing at Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland, Maine, Thursday, April 13, 2017. The judge has set bail for Sanborn, who has spent nearly 30 years in prison for a 1989 murder and whose guilt has been called into question by new evidence. The key witness in Sanborn’s trial now says she didn’t see the killing. The judge is considering a motion for a new trial and set bail at $25,000. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald via AP)

After witness recants, man jailed for 27 years gets released

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The Latest: Man with 70-year term leaves prison after recant

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