Arizona Appeals Court Orders Resentencing Over AI Video of Victim

An Arizona appellate court ruled that an AI-generated video of manslaughter victim Christopher Pelkey carried undue emotional weight and ordered the defendant resentenced.

The video, scripted by Pelkey's sister Stacey Wales, was shown at sentencing, where the judge said he loved it and imposed the maximum 10.5-year term. The court found that the AI video, unlike photographs in State v.

Rose, does not reflect actual events and rendered the sentencing procedure fundamentally unfair.