How to Challenge AI-Generated Risk Assessment Scores in Sentencing Hearings: A Step-by-Step Defense Strategy
AI-generated risk assessment scores can add 6–12 months or more to a recommended sentence when courts treat “high risk” labels as aggravating. These tools—often based on proprietary algorithms—are now used in many jurisdictions at bail, probation, and sentencing, raising due process, confrontation, and reliability concerns. This article gives defense counsel a step-by-step strategy to identify […]