The Supreme Court says it will not take up the case of Michelle Carter, a woman serving a 15-month sentence for her part in her boyfriend's death by suicide.
Carter had asked the justices to take up her case, arguing that her conviction three years ago for involuntary manslaughter -- based on her words alone -- violated her First Amendment rights. Carter was found guilty in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter in the death of 18-year-old Conrad Roy III, who killed himself in his car in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, in 2014.
A woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself has filed an appeal with the Supreme CourtRead More"The United States Supreme Court not accepting Michelle Carter's petition at this time is unfortunate," Joe Cataldo, one of Carter's defense attorneys, told CNN on Monday."Clearly, many legal scholars and many in the legal community understand the dangers created by the Massachusetts courts.
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