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James D Metzger, Senior Lecturer in Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney

Why a US court allowed a dead man to deliver his own victim impact statement – via an AI avatar

Composite image: Arrington Watkins Architects / AI avatar: YouTube/StaceyWales, CC BY

In November 2021, in the city of Chandler, Arizona, Chris Pelkey was shot and killed by Gabriel Horcasitas in a road rage altercation.

Horcasitas was tried and convicted of reckless manslaughter.

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