US killer's sentence quashed because of AI video of victim shown in court

An Arizona appeals court has ordered a road rage killer to be resentenced after ruling that an AI-generated video of his victim speaking in court was improperly admitted as evidence. Gabriel Paul Horcasitas was sentenced to 10 years for fatally shooting Christopher Pelkey in 2021, but the court found the AI video—created by the victim's family using voice recordings and images—crossed ethical lines by presenting fictional depictions rather than documenting actual events. The court determined the AI clip, which showed the victim forgiving his killer, should not have influenced sentencing.