An unprecedented event has shaken the foundations of the justice system in the Archipelago. The Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands (TSJC) has decided to investigate whether a lawyer employed artificial intelligence for a criminal lawsuit. The suspicion arises after it was discovered that the appeal filed to exonerate her client was based on entirely fictitious data, bibliographies, and rulings created using AI tools. This case has generated deep indignation within the legal community of the Islands and highlights the dangers of uncontrolled technology use in extremely serious criminal proceedings.

The magistrates of the Criminal Chamber of the TSJC have been unequivocal in their evaluation of the documents submitted by the defense. They consider that the submissions made by the legal professional lack "the minimum rigor and veracity required for any legal document." The digital deception was detected when the court's analysts attempted to verify the history of the judicial decisions cited in the appeal.

The TSJC's judicial resolution details the extent of the documentary fraud. According to the ruling from the high Canarian body, the vast majority of the case law used to try to overturn the defendant's conviction does not exist in any official database. The court found that the cited judicial decisions "are fabricated, with incorrect numbers and dates in 99% of cases."

The verbatim quotes from prestigious judges and jurists that the lawyer included to bolster her arguments were, in reality, "hallucinations from the software used without any subsequent human verification, which is highly reprehensible," the court sternly emphasizes, opening the door to potential deontological disciplinary proceedings.

Beyond the unusual procedural scandal caused by the misuse of computing, the TSJC has ruled on the merits of the case, entirely dismissing the defense's appeal. This decision upholds the 18-year prison sentence imposed on an elderly man, over 80 years old, found guilty of continuously sexually assaulting his granddaughter and step-granddaughter during 2017. The criminal court dismantled the defense's attempts to invalidate the victims' testimonies, confirming that they were given with full legal guarantees.