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Outbursts spur psych exam for accused killer

Accused therapist-killer David Tarloff lit into his court-appointed attorney during his arraignment Sunday, saying he wouldn't speak until he received "a real attorney."

Biting his lip throughout the five-minute court appearance, Tarloff interrupted his Legal Aid attorney, Reginald Sharpe, to tell State Supreme Court Judge Ruth Pickholz he wanted a new lawyer.

"He's not an attorney,"...

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