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Court Says AI-Generated 'Dead Man' Shouldn't Have Spoken At His Killer's Sentencing
October 5, 2026
An AI-generated video of a man named Chris Pelkey addressing his killer at his sentencing is making legal history. The voice and likeness is that of the slain army veteran. Gabriel Horcasitas was convicted of manslaughter after he shot Pelkey in a road rage dispute at a red light in Chandler, Arizona. Now, the Arizona state Court of Appeals has thrown out Horcasitas' sentencing, finding that the AI video was "fundamentally unfair" to the defendant.
