---
title: "Check each pinpoint against the source the lawyer supplies"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/verify-references-in-a-queensland-supreme-court-or-district-court-submis/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A20-B14-2-US"
practice_area: "Criminal Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check each pinpoint against the source the lawyer supplies

> For each citation in the draft, record the pinpoint and whether the source the lawyer supplied contains that page or section. Mark a citation that has no source in the file. Do not add a case.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/verify-references-in-a-queensland-supreme-court-or-district-court-submis/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Criminal Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | For each citation in the draft, record the pinpoint and whether the source the lawyer supplied contains that page or section. Mark a citation that has no source in the file. Do not add a case. |
| What the lawyer must review | You verify the law you put before the court. Model Rule 3.3(a)(1) says a lawyer shall not knowingly make a false statement of fact or law to a tribunal or fail to correct a false statement of material fact or law the lawyer previously made. Rule 3.3(a)(2) requires disclosure of legal authority in the controlling jurisdiction known to the lawyer to be directly adverse and not disclosed by opposing counsel. Formal Opinion 512 says some tools produce plausible responses that have no basis in fact or reality, and that reliance on tool output without an appropriate degree of independent verification can violate Rule 1.1. The tool compares the draft only with sources you supply. It does not fetch a new case, and it does not say a proposition is supported. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Verify references in a Queensland Supreme Court or District Court submission](https://ailawframework.com/practice/criminal-law/verify-references-in-a-queensland-supreme-court-or-district-court-submis.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: For each citation in the draft, record the pinpoint and whether the source the lawyer supplied contains that page or section. Mark a citation that has no source in the file. Do not add a case.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- A pinpoint that is not in the supplied source stays marked as unchecked.
- No court order about generative tools was opened. You still verify.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 3.3, Candor toward the Tribunal](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_3_candor_toward_the_tribunal/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment 8](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/comment_on_rule_1_1/) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queensland Supreme Court and District Court: check references in a submission](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/criminal-law/qld-submission-reference-check.md) | Checklist | Yellow | A check, before a submission is relied on, against the Queensland Supreme Court and District Court practice directions on accuracy of references. The named practitioner verifies each citation.… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*