Overview

• The Cámara Penal de Esquel set aside the June 4 verdict by Judge Carlos Rogelio Richeri and voided the entire trial de oficio after spotting AI-written text.
• Reviewers found the line “Aquí tienes el punto IV reeditado, sin citas y listo para copiar y pegar” embedded in the ruling, indicating use of a chat assistant.
• The court ordered a fresh trial before a different judge and emphasized that it was not deciding Raúl Amelio Payalef’s guilt or innocence.
• The panel noted no disclosure or record of prompts, outputs or method of integration, concluding that authorship, reasoning traceability and due process were compromised.
• The case file was sent to Chubut’s Superior Tribunal de Justicia to examine possible breaches of confidentiality rules, including the handling of names of parties, witnesses and experts.