Court of Appeals vacates Chandler murder sentence due to AI victim video shown in court

CHANDLER, AZ (AZFamily) — A murder convict will have to be resentenced after the Arizona Court of Appeals vacated his sentence for a 2021 road rage killing in Chandler due to an AI video of the victim affecting the judge’s decision.

Gabriel Horcasitas was sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison last year for the shooting death of Christopher Pelkey in November 2021.

The victim’s family created an AI video of Pelkey using a previously recorded video, a picture and a script written by Pelkey’s sister. That video was played during the sentencing…

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