Update: Michelle Carter Is Denied Parole

Updates on Michelle Carter Case

Michelle Carter Is Denied Parole for Urging Boyfriend's Suicide: She 'Lacked Sincerity'
“The [board] is troubled that Ms. Carter not only encouraged [Conrad Roy III] to take his own life, she actively prevented others from intervening in his suicide. Ms. Carter’s self-serving statements and behavior, leading up to and after his suicide, appear to be irrational and lacked sincerity.”Massachusetts parole board

Carter has earned enough good time to move her release up from March 13 to May 5. Inmates can earn as many as 10 days monthly for working at the jail and attending educational and other programs.

The text messages presented at the Michelle Carter trial.

The Michelle Carter case will not be the last of its kind. If justice requires a conviction it is imperative to recognize “encouraging suicide” as a distinct area of law. This discusses causation in manslaughter proceedings, the difficulties in suicide-related cases using the Carter case specifically, and a new standard “overwhelming the will” to apply to these cases.

Background: A Massachusetts judge ruled that a teenage girl caused the suicide death of her boyfriend by encouraging him to end his life via text. What does this mean for the future of electronic communication and the law?

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