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How to Challenge AI-Generated Risk Assessment Scores in California Sentencing Hearings (2026)

In California sentencing hearings in 2026, attorneys can challenge AI-generated risk assessment scores through discovery, evidentiary objections, and due process arguments grounded in California’s determinate sentencing framework. Courts are increasingly asked to rely on “risk” tools for custody, probation, and supervision decisions, even when the underlying model is opaque. This article explains practical motions, hearing […]

How to Challenge AI-Generated Risk Assessment Scores (COMPAS) at Sentencing in California Courts

AI in the Courtroom / Jack Gilbert

California judges must “consider” risk assessments at sentencing, but under People v. Dueñas (2019) and People v. Hernandez (2022), defense counsel can challenge reliability, notice, and due process—often winning limits or exclusion. COMPAS-style scores raise accuracy, bias, and transparency issues that matter under California’s evidence and sentencing rules. This article explains California-specific strategies to object,

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