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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 […]

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How to Challenge AI-Generated Risk Assessment Scores in California Criminal Sentencing Hearings

AI risk scores can affect bail and sentencing outcomes, and California courts must protect a defendant’s due process rights when such tools are used. Across California criminal sentencing hearings, judges increasingly encounter algorithmic “risk assessment” inputs from probation or pretrial services. This article explains practical, California-focused ways to challenge AI-generated risk scores through discovery, evidentiary