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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 67 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why would a judge allow this? It's like showing the jury a made-for-TV movie based on the trial they're hearing.

[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 65 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Not only did he allow it,

While the state asked for a nine-and-a-half year sentence, the judge handed Horcasitas a 10-and-a-half year sentence after being so moved by the video, Pelkey’s family said, noting the judge even referred to the video in his statement.

It has about as much evidentiary value as a ouija board, but since the victim was a veteran and involved with a church and the judge likes those things we can ignore pesky little things like standards of proof and prejudice

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 37 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fucking yikes that judge needs to be removed

[–] FanciestPants@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Twist: the judge used AI to write his sentencing statement. It's chat bots all the way down.

[–] smee@poeng.link 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A horror story in two sentences.

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Dont listen to him, he's an AI bot. Listen to me instead.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 0 points 1 year ago

I'll take ten AI simps over one MAGA ally judge.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Seems like grounds for a mistrial...

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

On the other hand I do like that some road rage dipshit got a long sentence

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Jury duty would be a lot more fun if trials were narrated by the Unsolved Mysteries guy

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The trial was already over. This was for the sentencing.

[–] Kbobabob@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

So the original comment is just dumb because they couldn't be bothered to read the article, but upvotes it gets.