Prosecutors argued at trial that her text messages supported their claim that Carter caused Roy's death by "wantonly and recklessly" helping him poison himself.
"This court has found that Carter's actions and failure to act where it was her self-created duty to Roy since she put him in that toxic environment constituted reckless conduct". Carter was also on the phone with Roy for almost an hour while he was killing himself, and she urged him to get back in the vehicle when he hesitated.
"She called no one".
She did not issue a simple additional instruction: Get out of the truck, the judge said.
Sobs broke out throughout the courtroom when the verdict was pronounced. She is due to be sentenced on August 3.
Two other friends also took the stand and said Carter had messaged them, saying she was on the phone with Roy as he died.
Three years ago, in July of 2014, Roy hooked up a hose to his truck that pumped carbon monoxide into the cab. "Like I don't get why you aren't", she texted. Carter, 17 at the time, believed she was helping him, argued attorney Joseph Cataldo.
Texts messages which were presented in court make for harrowing reading, as the accused urges the deceased to act on his intentions.
Further to this, they accused Carter of being on the phone to Roy in the moments before his passing.
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Carter then took no action to help Roy either by calling police or his family despite knowing his plan and location, Mr Moniz said.
The judge's verdict, at bottom, was that words can kill.
Conrad Roy, Jr, father of Conrad Roy III, comforts his daughter Camdyn Roy in court.
Woman is found guilty of involuntary manslaughter... This conviction exceeds the limits of our criminal laws and violates free speech protections guaranteed by the MA and U.S. Constitutions.
Though the ACLU's Segal called Roy's death tragic, he said "it is not a reason to stretch the boundaries of our criminal laws or abandon the protections of our Constitution". Cataldo said Carter was struggling with "baggage" of her own at the time. She brushed off "his fears" and "concerns", according to Moniz, and when the Mattapoisett teen shut the door of his truck and ended his life, Carter was to blame. During the trial, the prosecution showed dozens of text messages to Roy telling him to kill himself.
I thought you wanted to do this. You just have to do it. "You can't keep living this way", Michelle allegedly said in another message. You're ready." When Roy said, "Ok, I will.no more thinking", Carter replied, "Yes, no more thinking. Roy and Carter had been in contact with each while he died.
"This court, having reviewed the evidence, now finds you guilty on the indictment charging you with involuntary manslaughter", Mr Moniz told the court. The judge is set to issue a verdict in the case on Friday.
Carter, who is now 20, cried in court this afternoon as the judge explained his reasoning. Carter will be charged as a youthful offender, meaning that despite being a minor at the time of her crime, she is being charged as an adult.
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