I agree it was sleazy - but I can also hear the defense stating, rightfully so, that she was not qualified to understand his issues properly. It's why we have "expert" witnesses and rely on testimony of so-called "experts" in some cases. It could just as easily be said that she has sociopath issues which amount to her needing psychiatric help.
I would not be sad to see her indicted/convicted but we also need to have some lines within the legal system to insure it isn't up to the discretion of those who are offended vs. the actual laws and intents of the laws under the Constitution.
So many of our problems have been caused by politicians selling us on, or claiming, some "Noble Cause" clause in the Constitution that my "spidey sense" goes off with such cases.
When he had exited the vehicle and said that he didn’t want to do it (kill himself) that night, she berated him and insulted him as she told him to get back in the truck and finish it.
She not only knew he was going to kill himself, she knew the how, where, and when. And she pushed him to do it even after he had made the decision to back out.
This is clearly criminal. Conspiracy if nothing else.
I’m sure the defense attorney will, and I hope she still is convicted. She knew by the fact of her text to her friend, that what she was doing was wrong, and that she could have prevented it. So her own words will seal her fate, at least they should.