article_snippet: Prosecutors withheld from the jury Saldate's personnel record which showed instances of misconduct in other cases, including lying under oath.
article_snippet: There was no recording of the interrogation, no one else was in the room or watching from a two-way mirror, and Saldate said Saldate threw away Saldate notes shortly after completing Saldate report.
article_snippet: What prosecutors didn't tell court was the detective's long history of lying under oath and misconduct.
article_snippet: Saldate had been suspended five days for taking "liberties" with a female motorist and lying about it to Saldate supervisors.
article_snippet: Four confessions or indictments had been tossed out because Saldate had lied under oath.
article_snippet: Judges suppressed or vacated four other confessions because Saldate had violated a person's constitutional rights.
highlights_snippet: a detective had a "history of misconduct," including lying under oath .