Professor Daniel Medwed on Carter Trial

National Media Look to Professor Daniel Medwed for Expert Comments on Texting Manslaughter Trial

Conrad's Law

• Legislators Refile ‘Conrad’s Law’ To Prevent Suicide Coercion, Boston Herald (June 21, 2021).
• Boston College Student’s Coerced Suicide Prompts Push for ‘Conrad’s Law,’ Worcester Telegram (November 13, 2019).
• Northeastern Law Team Takes the Lead in Crafting and Advocating for Conrad’s Law, Northeastern Law News Announcement (November 13, 2019).
• Mom Pushes for New Law Punishing Encouragement of Suicide, 7 News Boston (November 12, 2019).
• Mother of Conrad Roy, Teen Who Died in Michelle Carter Texting-Suicide Case, Advocates for Bill Criminalizing Suicide Coercion, MASSLIVE (November 12, 2019).
• 'Conrad's Law' Pitched as a Way to Avert Tragedies, South Coast Today (November 12, 2019).
• Conrad’s Law’ Would Criminalize Suicide Coercion,The Boston Globe (July 24, 2019).
• Under “Conrad’s Law,” Coercing Someone into Suicide Would Be Illegal in Massachusetts,Boston Magazine (July 24, 2019).
• 'Conrad's Law' Would Criminalize Suicidal Coercion In Mass., WGBH News (July 23, 2019).
• How The Proposed 'Conrad's Law' Came To Be, WGBH News (July 23, 2019).

Sentencing Comments

• Why the Real Legal Case Behind ‘the Girl From Plainville’ Is So Complicated, GBH News (April 19, 2022).
• “SCOTUS Justices Deny Michelle Carter’s Appeal,” The Heights (January 27, 2020).
• Michelle Carter: 5 Facts About Woman Out Of Prison Early After Convincing BF To Commit Suicide, Hollywood Life (January 23, 2020).
• Attorneys For Michelle Carter Ask Us Supreme Court To Review Her Conviction In Suicide Case, The Boston Globe (June 9, 2019).
• How Likely Is The Michelle Carter Case To Reach The Supreme Court?, WGBH News (February 12, 2019).
• Michelle Carter 'Neither Admits nor Denies' Claims in Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Mother of Conrad Roy III, MASS Live (September 26, 2017)
• Michelle Carter Responds To Wrongful Death Lawsuit In Conrad Roy Suicide Case, International Business Times (September 26, 2017)
• Mother of Conrad Roy Files $4.2 Million Wrongful Death Suit Against Michelle Carter, MASS live (August 4, 2017)
• Michelle Carter Sentenced to Two-and-a-Half Years in Text Suicide Case, Rolling Stone (August 4, 2017)
• Girlfriend Suicide Texting Case Sets Wrong Precedent, Legal Experts Say, USA Today (August 3, 2017)
• Michelle Carter Gets 15-Month Jail Term in Texting Suicide Case, New York Times (August 3, 2017)
• 20-Year-Old Who Repeatedly Urged Friend to Commit Suicide Faces up to 20 Years at Sentencing Thursday, Los Angeles Times (August 3, 2017)
• Michelle Carter to Be Sentenced in Manslaughter Case, WGBH News (August 3, 2017)
• The Woman Who Encouraged Her Boyfriend To Kill Himself Over Texts Could Be Sentenced Today, BuzzFeed News (August 3, 2017)
• 3 Things to Know About Michelle Carter's Sentencing in the Suicide-By-Text Case, boston.com (August 3, 2107)
• U.S. Teen Texting Manslaughter Verdict Could Face Legal Challenge, Reuters (August 2, 2017)
• Daily Bulletin: Dozens of Convictions Tossed out of Southern California Courts Because of Prosecutors' Bad Behavior, Harvard Study Says, InlandPolitics.com (July 29, 2017)
• Dozens of Convictions Tossed out of Southern California Courts Because of Prosecutors' Bad Behavior, Harvard Study Says, The Orange County Register (July 27, 2017)

Trial/Conviction Comments

• Ep: 29 The Death of Conrad Roy (Michelle Carter Trial), Court Junkie Podcast (July 10, 2017)
• Cosby, Castile, Carter: Three Trials That Gripped the Nation, News 4 Jax (June 18, 2017)
• Texting Suicide Verdict Could Set Bad Precedent, Legal Experts Say, USA Today (June 18, 2017)
• Teen Who Urged Her Boyfriend to Commit Suicide Found Guilty, NBC's Today Show (June 16, 2017)
• Suicide Trial Verdict Could set Precedent on Role of Texts, C|Net (June 16, 2017)
• After Guilty Verdict in Texting Suicide Case, What's Next for Michelle Carter?, CNN (June 16, 2017)
• Woman Found Guilty of Encouraging Boyfriend's Suicide With Text Messages, NBC Nightly News (June 16, 2017)
• Michelle Carter: What the Texting Suicide Case Tells Us, BBC News (June 16, 2017)
• Michelle Carter Found Guilty in Massachusetts Texting Suicide Case, Los Angeles Times (June 16, 2017)
• 20-Year-Old Who Repeatedly Urged Friend to Commit Suicide Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter, Yahoo! Finance (June 16, 2017)
• Judge Finds Michelle Carter Guilty of Manslaughter in Texting Suicide Case, CNN (June 16, 2017)
• Michelle Carter Text Suicide Trial Verdict: Guilty, CBS News (June 16, 2017)
• Judge Rules Massachusetts Woman Guilty in Texting Suicide Case, BDN Maine (June 16, 2017)
• Michelle Carter Found Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter in Text Suicide Case, Rolling Stone (June 16, 2017)
• Judge Finds Michelle Carter Guilty of Manslaughter in Texting Suicide Case, CNN (June 16, 2017)
• Teenager Who Urged Friend to Kill Himself Is Guilty of Manslaughter, The New York Times (June 16, 2017)
• Verdict in Michelle Carter Trial to Be Announced Friday, Boston.com (June 16, 2017)
• Guilty verdict in U.S. trial tying suicide to teen texting, Reuters (June 16, 2017)
• Michelle Carter Trial: Decision in Texting Suicide Case Comes Friday, CNN (June 16, 2017)
• >Michelle Carter Found Guilty in Texting Suicide Case, The Washington Post (June 16, 2017)
• Judge Faces Legal Quagmire in Teen Texting Suicide Trial, Boston.com (June 15, 2017)
• She's Accused of Pushing Him to Suicide. His Google Searches Say Otherwise, Defense Says, The Washington Post (June 10, 2017)
• Assistance or Coercion? Intent Is Key in Text Message Suicide Case, Experts Say, CNN (June 9, 2017)
• I Was on the Phone Talking to Him When He Killed Himself, The Boston Globe (June 7, 2017)
• Woman Accused of Using Suicidal Boyfriend as a 'Pawn' in Manslaughter Trial, Newsweek (June 7, 2017)

• Trial Begins for Teen Accused of Urging Her Boyfriend to Commit Suicide, NBC's Today Show (June 7, 2017)
• 5 Things to Know: The Teen Girl Who Allegedly Urged Her Boyfriend to Kill Himself Via Texts, People (June 6, 2017)
• Her Texts Pushed Him to Commit Suicide, Prosecutors Say. But Does That Mean She Killed Him?, The Washington Post (June 6, 2017)
• Mass. Takes Center Stage in Debate Over Assisted Suicide Criminalization, WGBH News (June 6, 2017)
• Trial Begins For The Woman Accused Of Texting Her Boyfriend Instructions To Kill Himself, BuzzFeed News (June 6, 2017)
• Woman Accused of Texting Boyfriend Instructions to Kill Himself Begins Trial, Appsforpcdaily.com (June 6, 2017)
• Woman on Trial Over Alleged Texts Encouraging Boyfriend to Kill Himself, NBC Nightly News (June 6, 2017)
• She Prodded Her Boyfriend to Kill Himself. He Did, Newser (June 6, 2017)
• Three Key Questions In The Michelle Carter Manslaughter Trial, WGBH's Legal Ease (June 5, 2017)
• Attorneys Spar over Defendant's and Victim's Pasts after Jury Trial Waived, MassLive (June 5, 2017)
• Trial Begins for the Woman Accused of Texting Her Boyfriend Instructions to Kill Himself, Buzzfeed (June 4, 2017)