1 day ago
An Arizona road rage killer will be resentenced after an appeals court ruled that an AI-generated video message from his dead victim was improperly aired in court.
Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was found guilty by a jury of shooting and killing Christopher Pelkey, 37, during a confrontation at a red light in 2021. He was sentenced to 10 years behind bars.
But his legal team appealed, arguing that the trial judge should not have allowed an AI video, created by Pelkey's family, to be shown in court ahead of last year's sentencing.
The Arizona Court of Appeals agreed, ruling that Horcasitas, 55, must be resentenced because the AI clip "crossed that line".
"Rather than document an event or recording a particular moment, the AI video presents a depiction of the victim and his thoughts created from the imaginings of the victim's sister," the court of appeals wrote on Wednesday.
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Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was found guilty by a jury of shooting and killing Christopher Pelkey, 37, during a confrontation at a red light in 2021. He was sentenced to 10 years behind bars.
But his legal team appealed, arguing that the trial judge should not have allowed an AI video, created by Pelkey's family, to be shown in court ahead of last year's sentencing.
The Arizona Court of Appeals agreed, ruling that Horcasitas, 55, must be resentenced because the AI clip "crossed that line".
"Rather than document an event or recording a particular moment, the AI video presents a depiction of the victim and his thoughts created from the imaginings of the victim's sister," the court of appeals wrote on Wednesday.
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3 months ago
A state appeals court on Friday upheld former Hollywood power-player producer Harvey Weinstein's 2022 rape conviction while ordering him to be resentenced.
"The sentence is vacated and the matter is remanded for resentencing," the court docket stated. "In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed."
Weinstein was found guilty in December 2022 in California of three counts of ***** ual offences, including rape. In February 2023, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Weinstein's spokesman Juda Engelmayer said Weinstein would continue to appeal the conviction as "significant legal issues deserve further consideration."
"We are disappointed by today's decision and respectfully disagree with the court's conclusions."
"The sentence is vacated and the matter is remanded for resentencing," the court docket stated. "In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed."
Weinstein was found guilty in December 2022 in California of three counts of ***** ual offences, including rape. In February 2023, he was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Weinstein's spokesman Juda Engelmayer said Weinstein would continue to appeal the conviction as "significant legal issues deserve further consideration."
"We are disappointed by today's decision and respectfully disagree with the court's conclusions."
