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The defense attorney who represented George Zimmerman, who was acquitted in the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin, was accused this week of witness tampering in a juvenile rape case. Osceola County Sheriff Marcos López in a news conference said Hal Uhrig was arrested on Monday and faces charges including solicitation to commit perjury and witness tampering, according to ABC News. Uhrig was representing a man accused of raping a 9-year-old and allegedly coordinated a meeting between his client and the victim and her father.

This story will be updated as new events unfold •Zimmerman's attorneys announced they have stepped down and are no longer representing him •Attorneys say Zimmerman has not stayed in contact with them, scheduled media appearance with Sean Hannity on his own •"It's no so much that we are resigning. It's that we cannot continue to represent him until he comes forward," said attorney Craig Sonner •"He's got to reach out to us," Uhrig said Despite stepping away from Zimmerman as a client, both attorneys say they continue to believe he acted in self-defense. "We frankly believe the correct decision will...

Veteran Orlando-area criminal defense attorney Hal Uhrig today announced he's joining George Zimmerman's defense team. He told WOFL-Channel 35 that he's confident that Zimmerman acted in self-defense when he shot Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black 17-year-old, in Sanford Feb. 26. Zimmerman passed a voice stress test, something similar to a lie detector test, that was administered by Sanford police, Uhrig told WOFL on its 6 p.m. newscast. Uhrig is the senior partner at The Defense Group...