The Supreme Court on Jan. 13 rejected an appeal (pdf) from a Massachusetts woman who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after she sent her boyfriend text messages urging him to kill himself.
Michelle Carter is serving a 15-month prison sentence after being convicted three years ago in the 2014 death of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy III, who committed suicide. She had received a 30-month prison term, half of it suspended, and five years of probation.
