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Benjamin v. State, No. 801 Sept. Term 2024 (Md. App. Ct.)
·Appellate Court of Maryland·US-STATEWarning
In Maryland, appellate counsel filed a criminal brief with multiple inaccurate citations. The Appellate Court compared the problem to Mezu, said fake AI-generated cases are improper, accepted counsel's corrective efforts, declined to refer counsel to the Attorney Grievance Commission and warned lawyers to verify all AI-generated citations before filing.
- Court
- Appellate Court of Maryland
- Date
- 2026-08-25
- Who used the AI
- Lawyer
- AI tool
- Not identified in the record
- Conduct
- Appellant's counsel filed a criminal-appeal brief with multiple inaccurate citations. Citing Mezu, the court said fake AI-generated cases are improper, noted counsel's errors were not excessive and not wholly made up, declined a disciplinary referral, and warned counsel to verify AI-generated citations.
- Outcome
- Warning
- Penalty
- No monetary penalty recorded
- Regulatory outcome
- No separate regulatory disposition recorded
- Status
- Verified against listed sources
- Last checked
- 2026-09-04
Primary sources for this incident
Related regulation records for this incident
- Mezu v. Mezu, No. 361, Sept. Term 2025 (Appellate Court of Maryland, reported, 29 Oct 2025)Appellate Court of Maryland · US-STATE
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