Teen girl who texted friend to commit suicide must stand trial
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/07/teen-girl-who-texted-friend-to-commit-suicide-must-stand-trial/
Massachusetts' top court ruled Friday that a teenager may
stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges in connection
to text messages she sent urging her friend to commit suicide.
In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court said a local
grand jury had enough probable cause to indict Michelle Carter
in connection to the 2014 suicide of Carter Roy III, who was
found dead about 50 miles south of Boston in a Fairhaven
parking lot. Carter was 17 at the time of Roy's suicide, and
she is accused of sending Roy several texts, including one
saying "get back in" the day the 18-year-old teen took his own
life via carbon monoxide fumes inside his truck.
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Very sad case, but clearly prosecutor overreach by a DA trying to make
a name for themselves.
--Lauren--
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