article_snippet: The family of a high school honor roll student accused of encouraging Michelle Carter friend to kill himself before raising thousands of dollars for suicide prevention has insisted Michelle Carter is innocent.
article_snippet: Carter will not be overseeing the case because Carter knows the girl's family, Carter added.
article_snippet: As conditions of Carter bail, Carter is not allowed to use the internet or social media and cannot text anyone but Carter parents.
article_snippet: Carter is due back in court for a pretrial hearing on April 17.
article_snippet: Three weeks after Carter was arraigned, Carter went to Boston Children's Hospital to take part in a charity event.
article_snippet: Carter lawyer told The Plainville Times that Carter did not commit a crime and expects the charge to be dismissed.
highlights_snippet: Carter, who was 17 at the time, is on bail and is due in court in April .