A victim will generally read their own statement to the court. However, where the victim has died, family members can make a statement speaking to their own trauma and loss.

CNN. AI avatar of shooting victim addresses his killer in court. Posted: May 9, 2025 | Last updated: May 9, 2025. Christopher Pelkey was killed in a road rage shooting incident in Chandler ...

On Thursday, Wales stood before the court and played the video — in what AI experts say is likely the first time the technology has been used in the U.S. to create an impact statement read by an ...

In a groundbreaking legal event, the family of Christopher Pelkey, a murder victim, employed AI to create an avatar for his sentencing hearing in Arizona. The AI-generated video delivered a victim ...

In today’s discourse, where DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) frameworks sometimes slip into an unexamined celebration ...

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A second victim in a Beverly plane crash has died days after suffering serious injuries, according to prosecutors.. The victim, who has not been publicly identified, succumbed to their injuries ...

A 36-year-old chiropractor allegedly laced his wife's pills with lead during their divorce, hospitalizing her for months while claiming he too was a victim of poisoning.

Victim killed after saying he didn’t feel safe in KC. Man now charged in murder By Robert A. Cronkleton. June 11, 2025 2:19 PM. Prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man ...

An Arizona court allowed a deceased victim to ‘speak’ as an AI avatar during a sentencing hearing. Could Australian courts do the same thing?

A US court permitted an AI-generated avatar of a deceased victim to deliver a victim impact statement, marking a legal first. The avatar, created using the victim’s voice and image, conveyed a ...