Man claims entrapment in murder-for-hire trial

The defendant, acting as his own lawyer, says blackmail was also part of the setup

By Nelson Daranciang

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 29, 2013

~~<p>A document courier accused of twice trying to hire someone to kill his ex-wife's boyfriend told a jury in opening statements at his trial Monday that police entrapped him and that people who had previously blackmailed him set him up.</p>
<p>Anthony Mark Albert is being tried on two counts of criminal solicitation to commit murder. He is representing himself in the case but has a court-appointed lawyer as co-counsel.</p>
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A document courier accused of twice trying to hire someone to kill his ex-wife's boyfriend told a jury in opening statements at his trial Monday that police entrapped him and that people who had previously blackmailed him set him up.

Anthony Mark Albert is being tried on two counts of criminal solicitation to commit murder. He is representing himself in the case but has a court-appointed lawyer as co-counsel. Login for more...