In an episode of “20/20” that aired Friday night, Michelle Carter’s attorney Joseph Cataldo said he might opt for a jury if he could do-over his client’s trial.

“If I had to do it over again, I might have picked 12 people in the box,” Cataldo said when asked if he regretted not seating a jury.

A judge found Carter guilty of involuntary manslaughter in June for the death of Conrad Roy III in 2014 and sentenced her to 2.5 years in prison. The case revolved around whether Carter, 20, of Plainville, was criminally responsible for her boyfriend’s suicide after she encouraged him to harm himself in text messages and phone calls.


The 20/20 show outlined the particulars of the texting suicide trial that captured the nation, and how Carter told her boyfriend to get back into his truck after he’d filled it with carbon monoxide. The show interviewed the attorneys on both sides of the case, as well as Kim Bozzi, Roy’s aunt.

When asked by 20/20 how she felt about the verdict, Bozzi said, “I felt good. I know that may seem odd and I know it’s a situation where there are no winners, but I feel like we won.”

Carter was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in jail, but is allowed to remain free during her appeal. Roy’s mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Carter.