AI Victim Clone Video Improperly Impacted Sentencing, Arizona Panel Says

( October 7, 2026, 12:57 PM EDT) -- PHOENIX — A video of shooting victim created using artificial intelligence doesn’t portray actual events, and the judge’s own statements show that the video likely impacted the sentencing process, an Arizona appellate panel held in upholding a manslaughter conviction but vacating the sentence and remanding for resentencing (Arizona v. Gabriel Paul Horcasitas, No. 1 CA-CR 25-0191, Ariz. App., Div. 1, 2026 Ariz. App. LEXIS 194)....