linking her to the crime. the judge found prosecutors failed to disclose what they knew about the detectives history of misconduct, disciplinary action and lying. the judge sited eight cases where confessions, indictments or convictions were tossed out or set aside because he had either lied under oath or violated constitutional rights. in one case, he lead a motorist with a faulty taillight go in exchange for sex and lied to superiors about it. the judge determined this would likely have cast doubt on detective's credibility and may have influenced the verdict. >> it was still a fact she was convicted of the murder of her 4-year-old son. >> reporter: on friday, september 6 tth, 23 years after sent to death row debra milky walked out of prison a free woman for now. she was finally able to hug her mother for the first time in more than 20 years.