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

76 points · 60 comments · porridgeraisin

  1. dooglius · · focus · HN ↗
    I'm confused. The video was shared by the victim's family, and it has him forgive the killer, and the judge believed it, and the killer's legal team complained? Isn't it in their favor?
    1. lux-lux-lux · · focus · HN ↗
      The case centers around a road rage incident in which the defendant claims to have shot the victim in self-defense, with contradicting eyewitness testimony and prior issues in the trial over texts which indicated the victim had severe anger issues and was suicidal.
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