Former AG Tom Horne Did Right By Debra Milke

Former Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne

Phoenix, AZ—When the 9^th Circuit US Court of Appeals orderd a new trial for Debra Milke it set in motion her being cleared and freed.

Former Attorney General Tom Horne quickly and very publicly vowed to appeal that ruling boasting he’d personally argue the case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

After Horne's stepping out on a limb with his promise to appeal the case something amazing happened. Horne acted on a constituent’s (someone I know really well) request to take a very careful second look at that case. He did and everything suddenly changed. Horne waived appealing the case sending it immediately to Maricopa County for a retrial.

Had Horne appealed the case Debra Milke would have languished another two to three years on Death Row. Milke would have rotted there while the United States Supreme Court wrestled with a Petition for Review.

This Monday morning at 8:30 AM Judge Rosa Mroz will hold court for the last time on the Debra Milke Case. She will dismiss the case with prejudice and exonerate the quarter of a million dollar bail bond that kept Milke free for well over a year. Milke will be free and have no criminal history record.

Horne risked the wrath of Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery and those whose support he needed during his most difficult political time. This ended his political career. Horne let his conscience and heart decide the direction he’d take with Milke.

Horne quietly dropped the appeal in the interest of justice. It’s not often that a politician will simply do the right thing risking it all.

Tom Horne is an unsung hero here and will always have a special place in my heart for being gallant while under fire.

Debra Milke has a lot of people to thank for intervening, advocating on her behalf and ultimately getting not only her life spared but getting her cleared of this crime.

There are those that contributed money for Milke’s legal defense or others that kept her comforted and sane with many letters while she languished in the worst possible place.

Debra Milke lost the very best part of her life and nobody can return that to her. She did not deserve the real life horror story she lived.

Horrible people caused Milke’s troubles and in the end it was the kind and generous people helped her. The whole thing should never have happened.

It was James Styers and Roger Scott alone that murdered Milke's child who would be turning 30 soon if he was still alive. We will never know what Christopher Milke’s contribution to this world might have been. Perhaps that was even a bigger loss to Milke than her freedom. Now Milke can mourn that loss.

I don’t know what Milke’s plans are now but the choice is hers alone. She needs to make up for lost time and do it all on her terms. She needs to avoid negativity now more than ever.

Maricopa County should quickly come to terms with the lawsuit filed by Milke’s lawyers last Friday afternoon.

Litigating their massive and cruel blunders for years will be throwing good taxpayer money after bad. Give this woman the many millions she deserves and deal with those cops and prosecutors that lie, cheat and steal the lives of innocent people.

Christopher Milke has no grave but this is where he perished. I shot this video from my camera drone last summer:

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