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Unspecified murder appeal (Las Cruces area) (New Mexico SC): AI-hallucinated content in court filing, Found in contempt; removed from the case; Monetary Sanction; Briefs st
The New Mexico Supreme Court found a lawyer in contempt, removed him from a murder appeal case, and ordered him to pay $5,000 for filing a brief containing AI-fabricated witnesses and testimony.
- Date it happened
- 2026-08-21
- Organisation involved
- New Mexico Supreme Court
- Product, system or model
- ChatGPT
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