Citation

Phillips KM. Univ. Ill. Law Rev. 2019; 2019(5): 1741-1770.

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(Copyright © 2019, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Law)

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Abstract

"He got out of the car because it was working and he got scared and I f-g told him to get back in."1 This was the incriminating text message sent by sEventeen-year-old Michelle Carter that led to her conviction for involuntary manslaughter for her boyfriend's suicide.2 Conrad Roy III took his own life on July 12, 2014.3 Carter was later charged with and convicted of involuntary manslaughter for her role in Roy's death.4 Carter was sentenced to two and a half years in prison as a result of her communications with Roy on the Eve, and day, of his death.5 Carter's conviction sparked a firestorm of criticism surrounding criminal culpability in cases where words are the supposed "weapon."6. © 2019 University of Illinois College of Law. All rights reserved.

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