State v. Anthony K. Cole (076255) (Middlesex and Statewide)

In this appeal, we review an evidentiary ruling made by the trial court during defendant’s trial for attempted murder and other offenses.

Several months after a municipal employee was assaulted and seriously injured during a public event, defendant Anthony K. Cole was linked by DNA analysis to evidence found at the scene. Police officers arrested defendant, transported him to police headquarters, and interrogated him in two sequential conversations, both video-recorded. Advised that the officers had forensic evidence linking him to the crime, defendant maintained his inno*437cence, provided an…