IMMORAL BUT NOT ILLEGAL: A DEFENSE FOR MICHELLE CARTER

Author

• Kahlil Ricketts

Date of Award

2018

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Tunick, Mark

Abstract

Charged with involuntary manslaughter, Michelle Carter was said to have used text exchanges and phone conversations to “coerce” her boyfriend, Conrad Roy, into committing suicide. But is Ms. Carter to blame for Mr. Roy’s death? By delving into the moral concepts of duty and coercion, and theories and case law concerning manslaughter and free speech, I argue that although Ms. Carter’s actions were not morally sound that does not mean that they were illegal and worthy of punishment.

Comments

Includes bibliography.

Recommended Citation

Ricketts, Kahlil, "IMMORAL BUT NOT ILLEGAL: A DEFENSE FOR MICHELLE CARTER" (2018). Harriet L Wilkes Honors College Theses 2010 - 2019. 371.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_honors_2/371

Extent

43 p.

Identifier

FAUHT00043