David Vincent III is charged with murder in connection with the June 2009 death of Rebecca Moulton in the apartment they shared.
PITTSFIELD— The lawyer for a Pittsfield man accused of fatally beating his live-in girlfriend says his client was under the influence of alcohol and drugs and did not intend to kill the woman.
David Vincent III is charged with murder in connection with the June 2009 death of Rebecca Moulton in the apartment they shared.
The Berkshire Eagle reports that Vincent's lawyer said in opening statement in Berkshire Superior Court on Monday that the 40-year-old Vincent is at worst guilty of manslaughter. Attorney William Rota told jurors that if Vincent had wanted Moulton dead, she would have been dead before he left the apartment. The lawyer said Vincent also called his friends to get help for Moulton.
Prosecutors say Vincent made 40 calls after the beating, but none were to 911.