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This Feb. 11, 2019, booking photo released by the Bristol County Sheriff's Office shows Michelle Carter, convicted for sending a barrage of text messages urging boyfriend Conrad Roy III to kill himself. Roy took his own life in Fairhaven, Mass., in July 2014. (Bristol County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Supreme Court asked to take Michelle Carter, texting case

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

US high court urged to take up texting suicide appeal

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

This Feb. 11, 2019, booking photo released by the Bristol County Sheriff's Office shows Michelle Carter, convicted for sending a barrage of text messages urging boyfriend Conrad Roy III to kill himself. Roy took his own life in Fairhaven, Mass., in July 2014. (Bristol County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Illegal or just immoral? Film explores texting suicide case

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

Michelle Carter, 22, appears in Taunton District Court in Taunton, Mass. Monday, February 11, 2019 for a hearing on her prison sentence. Carter was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to a 15 month prison term for encouraging 18-year-old Conrad Roy, III to kill himself when she instructed him over the phone to get back in his truck that was filling with toxic gas in July 2014. Her sentence was put on hold while the court reviewed the case and the defense argument that her actions were not criminal. Her conviction was upheld. Carter was jailed Monday on an involuntary manslaughter conviction. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)

Michelle Carter begins jail sentence after texting suicide conviction

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

Michelle Carter, 22, appears in Taunton District Court in Taunton, Mass. Monday, February 11, 2019 for a hearing on her prison sentence. Carter was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to a 15 month prison term for encouraging 18-year-old Conrad Roy, III to kill himself when she instructed him over the phone to get back in his truck that was filling with toxic gas in July 2014. Her sentence was put on hold while the court reviewed the case and the defense argument that her actions were not criminal. Her conviction was upheld. Carter was jailed Monday on an involuntary manslaughter conviction. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)

Woman begins jail sentence for texting suicide conviction

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER - Associated Press

Michelle Carter, 22, center, is led away by court officers after a hearing on her prison sentence in Taunton District Court in Taunton, Mass. Monday, February 11, 2019. Carter was jailed Monday on an involuntary manslaughter conviction. She was convicted in 2017 of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to a 15 month prison term for encouraging 18-year-old Conrad Roy, III to kill himself when she instructed him over the phone to get back in his truck that was filling with toxic gas in July 2014. (Mark Stockwell/The Sun Chronicle via AP, Pool)

The Latest: Aunt of teen who took his life: justice was done

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In this June 8, 2017 file photo, Michelle Carter sits in Taunton District Court in Taunton, Mass. Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to prison for encouraging 18-year-old Conrad Roy, III to kill himself in July 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool, File)

Michelle Carter case: Massachusetts court upholds conviction for woman who urged boyfriend’s suicide

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

In this June 8, 2017 file photo, Michelle Carter sits in Taunton District Court in Taunton, Mass. Carter was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to prison for encouraging 18-year-old Conrad Roy, III to kill himself in July 2014. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool, File)

The Latest: Prosecutors to ask court to impose jail sentence

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Defendant Michelle Carter listens to testimony at Taunton District Court in Taunton, Mass., in Taunton, Mass. Carter was convicted in June by a judge who said her final instruction to Conrad Roy III caused his death. Juvenile Court Judge Lawrence Moniz will sentence Carter on Thursday, Aug. 3. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, Pool, File)

Michelle Carter committed no crime in Conrad Roy III texting suicide, her lawyer Daniel Marx says

By Alanna Durkin Richer - Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 3, 2017, file photo, Michelle Carter listens to her sentencing for involuntary manslaughter for encouraging 18-year-old Conrad Roy III to kill himself in July 2014. At left is her defense attorney Joseph Cataldo. Carter was sentenced to 15 months in jail. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court notified attorneys Wednesday, March 14, 2018, that it has agreed to hear Carter's appeal. (Matt West/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool, File)

Massachusetts high court to take up suicide texting appeal

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