03-09-2015, 06:18 PM
I don't know if she was calling his bluff as an attempt at reverse psychology or if she wanted him to be dead so she could get sympathy and attention, sally. He reportedly had a history of depression / suicidal thoughts and threats.
Police and prosecutors are attempting to prove the latter and hold Michelle responsible for Conrad's suicide (punishable by up to 20 years).
Joseph Cataldo, Michelle's attorney, says his client didn't commit a crime and he believes a judge will dismiss the charge prior to trial. He says that once all the evidence is made public it will be clear that Carter "counseled" Roy not to take his own life.
"I think it's rather suspect they didn't release all the other text messages they claim the two of them had... It's a sad story, a tragedy, but it's not manslaughter," Cataldo says. "What we have here is a young man who made a voluntary decision to end his own life. It was his voluntary decision. His death was not caused by Michelle Carter."
According to Cataldo, the case is unprecedented in the state of Massachusetts. He says he's not aware of any cases in the state "where a person who is 30 miles away is charged with committing manslaughter by text."
Massachusetts has no statute criminalizing assisted suicide, although 40 other states do. It can, however, prohibit it under common law.
Police and prosecutors are attempting to prove the latter and hold Michelle responsible for Conrad's suicide (punishable by up to 20 years).
Joseph Cataldo, Michelle's attorney, says his client didn't commit a crime and he believes a judge will dismiss the charge prior to trial. He says that once all the evidence is made public it will be clear that Carter "counseled" Roy not to take his own life.
"I think it's rather suspect they didn't release all the other text messages they claim the two of them had... It's a sad story, a tragedy, but it's not manslaughter," Cataldo says. "What we have here is a young man who made a voluntary decision to end his own life. It was his voluntary decision. His death was not caused by Michelle Carter."
According to Cataldo, the case is unprecedented in the state of Massachusetts. He says he's not aware of any cases in the state "where a person who is 30 miles away is charged with committing manslaughter by text."
Massachusetts has no statute criminalizing assisted suicide, although 40 other states do. It can, however, prohibit it under common law.