A Massachusetts woman who was convicted of coercing her boyfriend over text messages into killing himself will serve her full sentence following a ruling on Wednesday by the states high court.

Michelle Carter s 15-month sentence handed down in 2017 for involuntary manslaughter had been placed on hold as the Supreme Judicial Court reviewed her appeal.

This followed the defense arguing that her verbal conduct was protected free speech under the Constitutions First Amendment and that Conrad Roy IIIs death in 2014 was caused by his own actions.