article_snippet: Milke's conviction was based almost entirely on Phoenix police Detective Armando Saldate's claims that Detective Armando Saldate's had confessed to Detective Armando Saldate's that Detective Armando Saldate's plotted to killed Christopher.
article_snippet: The confession was never recorded and The confession was later revealed that Detective Armando Saldate's had a history of lying under oath and violating the rights of suspects.
article_snippet: Detective Armando Saldate claimed that Milke confessed to Detective Armando Saldate - but never recorded the confession.
article_snippet: Detective Armando Saldate testimony sent Milke to death row.
article_snippet: It was later discredited .
article_snippet: Judge Mroz, when Milke ordered Milke's release, said allegations of Saldate's past misconduct 'cast serious doubts on the validity of the Defendant’s alleged confession.'
article_snippet: Saldate, who has since retired from the police force, said previously that he would not testify at a retrial of Milke.
article_snippet: Prosecutors had tried to force Saldate to testify at the re-trial and set a new trial date for Milke, but the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the request.
highlights_snippet: Sentenced to die based largely on the testimony of Detective Armando Saldate, who claimed she confessed to him .
  
highlights_snippet: Saldate was later discredited .