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Berkshire Eagle
December 27, 2014
A city man remains held without bail after pleading not guilty to murder and other charges in the shooting death of a Goshen man.
Peter J. Campbell, 18, sporting orange jail-issued clothing, appeared with his attorney, Nathaniel K. Green, in a nearly empty Berkshire Superior Court on Tuesday for his arraignment on five charges in the death of Anthony Gamache last month.
In a strong, clear voice, Campbell told the court he was “not guilty” of the charge of second-degree murder. He showed little emotion during the brief hearing.
Campbell is now facing a mandatory life sentence in state prison with the chance of parole after between 15 and 25 years if convicted on the murder count.
City police say Campbell shot Gamache, 29, in the leg during a botched robbery attempt on Nov. 18 in a vehicle in the Big Y parking lot on West Street in Pittsfield.
Assistant Berkshire District Attorney Joseph Yorlano on Tuesday asked the court to continue to hold Campbell without bail at the Berkshire County Jail & House of Correction. Green agreed to the move.
Judge Daniel A. Ford ordered Campbell held without bail without prejudice, meaning Green can ask for a bail review at a future date.
After the arraignment, Green, told The Eagle he was “anxious to read through the discovery material” in the case.
“I’m still awaiting the autopsy report,” he said.
Green refrained from commenting further. Earlier this month he said they would be investigating the allegations and would seek “a just resolution” in the case.
The autopsy could play a major role in the case. The initial post-mortem exam by Dr. Henry Nields, the state’s chief medical examiner, was inconclusive as to the cause of death. But after more tests came back, Nields determined that Gamache’s death was due to a blood clot that he said was caused by the gunshot wound to the leg.
Campbell admitted to police that he and another man went to meet Gamache and two others to purchase a quarter pound of marijuana, but had intended to rob them, according to a probable cause report.
