article_snippet: On Monday, a judge ruled that Debra Milke is innocent and dismissed all charges against Debra Milke.
article_snippet: More importantly, a judge's decision finally clears Debra Milke after years of legal back-and-forth in a case where Debra Milke steadfastly maintained Debra Milke innocence.
article_snippet: Key to a case where she steadfastly maintained her innocence's dismissal was prosecutorial misconduct, mainly that of a detective, Armando Saldate, who said Debra Milke confessed to the crime to Debra Milke -- even though there was no witness or recording.
article_snippet: Debra Milke was implicated based on alleged testimony from Styer's friend, Roger Scott.
article_snippet: The detective, Saldate, said Roger Scott told Debra Milke that Debra Milke was involved in a plot to kill her son.
article_snippet: And during her trial, prosecutors floated a likely motive: A $5,000 life insurance policy her had taken out on the child.
article_snippet: But neither Roger Scott nor Styers testified to a plot in court.
article_snippet: No other witnesses or direct evidence linked Debra Milke to the crime other than Saldate's testimony.
article_snippet: Saldate further said that Debra Milke confessed to Debra Milke role in a plot in court during interrogation and said it was a "bad judgment call.
article_snippet: Debra Milke offered a vastly different view of the interrogation and denied that Debra Milke had confessed to any role.
article_snippet: her trial became a he-said/Debra Milke-said contest between the two.
article_snippet: Ultimately, the jury believed the detective and convicted Milke of murder.
article_snippet: This never happened in Milke's case."
highlights_snippet: There was no evidence tying Debra Milke to the crime, but a detective said Debra Milke confessed .
  