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Taunton, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman who sent her boyfriend a barrage of text messages encouraging him to kill himself has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter. A juvenile court judge found that Michelle Carter caused the death of Conrad Roy III...

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A juvenile court judge is set to announce his verdict in the trial of a Massachusetts woman charged with manslaughter for sending her suicidal boyfriend a barrage of text messages encouraging him to kill himself. Judge Lawrence Moniz plans to announce his decision Friday in Bristol Juvenile Court in the trial of Michelle Carter...

The judge has reached a verdict in the trial of a Michelle Carter. Carter is the Massachusetts woman charged with manslaughter for sending her boyfriend dozens of text messages encouraging him to kill himself. A court clerk said Judge Lawrence Moniz will announce his verdict Friday when court is back in session at 11 am...

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — The defense has rested its case in the trial of a Massachusetts woman accused of manslaughter for sending her boyfriend dozens of text messages urging him to kill himself. Michelle Carter is accused in the 2014 suicide of her 18-year-old boyfriend, Conrad Roy III...

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A psychiatrist says a Massachusetts woman charged with using text messages to encourage her boyfriend to kill himself when they were teenagers was on medication that impairs the ability to be empathetic. Michelle Carter is charged with manslaughter in the 2014 suicide of 18-year-old Conrad Roy III...

UPDATE 11:27 A.M., TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — A judge has denied a request for a not-guilty verdict by an attorney for a Massachusetts woman charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly convincing her boyfriend to kill himself through a series of text messages...

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) - The Massachusetts woman charged with manslaughter for sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to kill himself has waived her right to a jury trial. Michelle Carter's decision Monday as a judge was explaining her rights means the judge will hear the testimony and issue the verdict...

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) - A judge has ruled that a Massachusetts woman charged with manslaughter for sending her boyfriend text messages encouraging him to take his own life can introduce medical records at trial that allegedly show he had been talking about suicide for years...

If you like to talk on your cell phone while driving in Massachusetts, it might be time to invest in some hands-free technology. The state's Transportation Committee voted unanimously Friday for legislation that would ban all Massachusetts drivers from holding a cell phone to make a call, use the phone's camera or access social media...

TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) - A Massachusetts woman is expected in court for a hearing as she awaits trial on a manslaughter charge for allegedly sending her boyfriend dozens of text messages encouraging him to kill himself. Michelle Carter is due in Taunton Juvenile Court Monday for a pretrial hearing...