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Arizona Appeals Court Orders Resentencing After AI Video Rejected

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 3:35 PM UTC · How we work

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Arizona Court of Appeals ordered Gabriel Paul Horcasitas’s resentencing after deeming the AI video unreliable.
The AI video created by Stacey Wales depicted victim Christopher Pelkey speaking.
A three-judge panel said the video crossed the line and did not reflect actual events.
Superior Court Judge Todd Lang allowed the AI video at Horcasitas’s May 2025 sentencing hearing.

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Arizona Court of Appeals ordered Gabriel Paul Horcasitas’s resentencing after deeming the AI video unreliable.
The AI video created by Stacey Wales depicted victim Christopher Pelkey speaking.
A three-judge panel said the video crossed the line and did not reflect actual events.
Superior Court Judge Todd Lang allowed the AI video at Horcasitas’s May 2025 sentencing hearing.