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September 6, 2013
http://www.ajc.com/news/ap/crime/woman-on-death-row-could-be-freed-to-await-retrial/nZpC9/
I've been following this case for awhile now, this retired detective is so corrupt, it boggles my mind.
He should be arrested and charged with perjury, oppression under the color of badge, violation of civil rights and whatever else they can think of.
No way do I see the judge allowing the prosecution to introduce her "confession" at her re-trial, and without that, the case against her collapses.
I wish her the very best and if she wins, I hope she sues this corrupt cop into the poor house and sue the county also.
Arizona woman on death row awaits release, retrial
By BOB CHRISTIE
The Associated Press
PHOENIX —
An Arizona woman who has spent more than two decades on death row awaited her release Friday, a day after a judge ruled that there was no direct evidence linking her to her son's death other than a purported confession to a detective whose honesty has been questioned.
Debra Milke has not been exonerated, but a judge granted her a $250,000 bond Thursday, meaning she could go free while preparing for a new trial in the case that made her one of Arizona's most reviled inmates.
Milke was convicted in the death of her 4-year-old son, Christopher, who was allegedly killed for a $5,000 insurance payout. His mother was accused of dressing the boy in his favorite outfit in December 1989 and telling him he was going to see Santa Claus at a mall before handing him over to two men who took the child into the desert and shot him. She has been imprisoned since 1990.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Milke would probably be released Friday. But the exact timing remained unclear at midday
The Associated Press
PHOENIX —
An Arizona woman who has spent more than two decades on death row awaited her release Friday, a day after a judge ruled that there was no direct evidence linking her to her son's death other than a purported confession to a detective whose honesty has been questioned.
Debra Milke has not been exonerated, but a judge granted her a $250,000 bond Thursday, meaning she could go free while preparing for a new trial in the case that made her one of Arizona's most reviled inmates.
Milke was convicted in the death of her 4-year-old son, Christopher, who was allegedly killed for a $5,000 insurance payout. His mother was accused of dressing the boy in his favorite outfit in December 1989 and telling him he was going to see Santa Claus at a mall before handing him over to two men who took the child into the desert and shot him. She has been imprisoned since 1990.
Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Milke would probably be released Friday. But the exact timing remained unclear at midday
http://www.ajc.com/news/ap/crime/woman-on-death-row-could-be-freed-to-await-retrial/nZpC9/
I've been following this case for awhile now, this retired detective is so corrupt, it boggles my mind.
He should be arrested and charged with perjury, oppression under the color of badge, violation of civil rights and whatever else they can think of.
No way do I see the judge allowing the prosecution to introduce her "confession" at her re-trial, and without that, the case against her collapses.
I wish her the very best and if she wins, I hope she sues this corrupt cop into the poor house and sue the county also.
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