On Friday morning, three days after the close of her trial, a Bristol County, Massachusetts, judge found 20-year-old Michelle Carter guilty of involuntary manslaughter — ruling that she recklessly encouraged her emotionally vulnerable boyfriend to kill himself three years ago.
But what effect will the decision have on future criminal cases in the United States? While some legal experts were reportedly surprised at the ruling, at least one believes its impact will be negligible.
“There have been many cases involving people either encouraging or providing assistance to someone who then commits suicide,” says Larry Cunningham, a former prosecutor and vice dean at St.
But what effect will the decision have on future criminal cases in the United States? While some legal experts were reportedly surprised at the ruling, at least one believes its impact will be negligible.
“There have been many cases involving people either encouraging or providing assistance to someone who then commits suicide,” says Larry Cunningham, a former prosecutor and vice dean at St.
- 6/16/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
Rick Perry in charge of the nukes is President Donald Trump’s most troubling cabinet appointment, Bill Maher said in his State of the Union Interview, released this morning by Attn: and HBO in promotion of Maher’s Real Time. Trump voters will come out of the ether when their jobs don’t come back and they lose their health care, HBO’s Real Time host told Attn:’s Editor in Chief Matthew Segal in the far-reaching interview that looked at Donald Trump’s first nearly-100 days…...
- 4/19/2017
- Deadline TV
“Gone Girl” kidnapper Matthew Muller — a former Marine and a Harvard-educated lawyer who was later disbarred — will spend 40 years behind bars for the 2015 abduction of a woman that was revealed only after police publicly dismissed her story, according to multiple reports.
Muller, 39, was sentenced Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, California, according to Kron, Ktvu and the Sacramento Bee.
The hearing closes out a series of bizarre twists that began when the victim’s boyfriend reported her missing almost two years ago.
In September, Muller pleaded guilty to a kidnapping charge stemming from the March 23, 2015, abduction of...
Muller, 39, was sentenced Thursday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Sacramento, California, according to Kron, Ktvu and the Sacramento Bee.
The hearing closes out a series of bizarre twists that began when the victim’s boyfriend reported her missing almost two years ago.
In September, Muller pleaded guilty to a kidnapping charge stemming from the March 23, 2015, abduction of...
- 3/16/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
With its attention-grabbing videos, Attn: has become a well-circulated brand on Facebook, where its official page has close to 3.6 million likes. Now, with a new web series, Attn: is looking to see if its politically-conscious formula can be a hit on YouTube. The series is called Paying Attention, and it features interviews with celebrities like George Takei.
Paying Attention is hosted by Matthew Segal, Attn:’s co-founder. In each episode, Segal sits down with a famous guest and picks his or her brain on a number of topics, many of which lie within the political realm. Up first is Takei, a former TV star and a Facebook thought leader in his own right. Future episodes will see Segal chat with the likes of Robert Reich, Mike Rowe, and Keith Ellison.
Much of the content Attn: shares on Facebook leans to the left, and the company owes much of its success...
Paying Attention is hosted by Matthew Segal, Attn:’s co-founder. In each episode, Segal sits down with a famous guest and picks his or her brain on a number of topics, many of which lie within the political realm. Up first is Takei, a former TV star and a Facebook thought leader in his own right. Future episodes will see Segal chat with the likes of Robert Reich, Mike Rowe, and Keith Ellison.
Much of the content Attn: shares on Facebook leans to the left, and the company owes much of its success...
- 1/17/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
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