article_snippet: Debra Milke lawyers  called Detective Armando Saldate a 'dirty cop' with a long history of misconduct. '
article_snippet: Debra Milke was the victim of a dirty cop,' defense lawyer Michael Kimerer said.
article_snippet: James Styers and Roger Scott, the two men who led Christopher to Christopher , have refused to testify against Debra Milke.
article_snippet: James Styers and Roger Scott have James Styers and Roger Scott denied that Debra Milke had anything to do with the killing .
article_snippet: Dirty cop: Detective Armando Saldate claimed that Debra Milke confessed to Detective Armando Saldate - but never recorded the confession.
article_snippet: The confession was never recorded and The confession was later revealed that Detective Armando Saldate had a history of lying under oath and violating the rights of suspects.
article_snippet: The refused to testify against Debra Milke and now maintain Debra Milke had nothing to do with the boy's death.
article_snippet: Judge Mroz, when Debra Milke ordered Debra 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 Debra Milke.
article_snippet: Prosecutors had tried to force Saldate to testify at the re-trial and set a new trial date for Debra Milke, but the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the request.