Michelle Carter (texting suicide case)
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Michelle Carter | |
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| Born | August 11, 1996 Massachusetts |
| Status | Ongoing trial in Taunton, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Plainville High School, Plainville, Massachusetts |
| Years active | 2016-present |
| Known for | Arrest and detainment and involuntary manslaughter trial in Massachusetts related to her urging her boyfriend to commit suicide |
Michelle Carter is the defendant in an involuntary manslaughter trial in Massachusetts related to her urging her boyfriend to commit suicide, which he did.[1] It is believed to be the first involuntary manslaughter trial in Massachusetts related to texting to encourage suicide, and Massachusetts has no specific law against assisted suicide, as 40 other US states do.
Michelle Carter and her now deceased boyfriend, 18-year-old Conrad Roy, communicated through digital texting messages extensively. By means of their texting messages Massachusetts prosecutors built a somewhat detailed record of what they argued in court was her incitement to his suicide, which preceded Conrad Roy's death in July 2014 by carbon monoxide asphyxiation in the parking a Massachusetts KMart.
Prosecutors have claimed that Michelle Carter had sought public attention from her boyfriend's death, and their putative relationship was almost entirely online rather than in-person. The suggestibility and vulnerability of Mr. Roy, a minor at the time, has been an issue. Her attorneys argue that the defendant broke no law and was merely exercising her first amendment right to free speech, and that at the time she was a juvenile and the matter should focus on that fact.
She has waived her right to trial by jury.[2] This manslaughter case has been appealed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.[3]
On June 16, 2017, Michelle Carter was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Michelle Carter". www.bostonherald.com. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Massachusetts woman accused in texting suicide case waives right to jury trial". 5 June 2017. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Five facts to know about Michelle Carter, the Plainville teen accused of encouraging her boyfriend's suicide". Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ^ "Michelle Carter text suicide trial verdict: Guilty". CBSNews.com. Retrieved 16 June 2017.