Southborough resident Christopher Manoloules, 18, was denied bail last week on charges that he murdered his uncle in Hyannis last September.

The Metrowest Daily News reports Manoloules’ attorney, Gerald Alch, told the judge his client had no motive for the murder.

“My client was used and abused,” Alch said. “Our evidence will show my client was manipulated by one or more people. He was not the shooter in this case.”

Manoloules is scheduled to be back in court on March 26.