Overview
- The Penal Chamber of the TSJC flagged at least seven purported Supreme Court rulings and a cited CGPJ report that do not appear in available databases.
- The disputed citations were included in an appeal tied to a Tenerife sexual assault case, in which the high court recently upheld the defendant’s acquittal.
- The court said the pattern suggests negligence by the lawyer, stating he relied on algorithmic output without verifying the sources.
- The panel opened a separate investigation under article 247 of the Civil Procedure Law and articles 552 and following of the Organic Law of the Judiciary.
- Potential consequences include fines for breaching procedural good faith and referral to the relevant bar association for disciplinary review, with no sanctions imposed yet.