What AI Can and Cannot Do When Reviewing a Criminal Case
By Christine Burke · Published 2026-06-01
The short answer
AI is strong at reading large volumes of documents quickly, organizing them, building timelines, and surfacing places where accounts differ. It cannot give legal advice, decide guilt or innocence, or replace an attorney or investigator — and its output must always be verified.
What AI does well
Extracting and organizing text, building timelines, comparing many documents, and flagging possible inconsistencies and gaps far faster than a manual read.
What AI cannot do
It cannot provide legal advice, weigh credibility, make strategic decisions, or guarantee accuracy. It can misread documents, so verification is mandatory.
How to use it responsibly
Treat AI output as a well-organized starting point to review with qualified counsel — never as a final answer.
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