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If that was her plan it worked out poorly, given that he fired her after the trial (as a lot of defendants do when they lose). I can't even conceive of an attorney, particularly an experienced criminal defense attorney, doing something quite that awful but I suppose nothing's impossible.
I agree with the comment above, though, about her style being grating and ineffective. I actually know an attorney whose manner is very similar. I've always found that shrieking near-hysterical tone really off-putting, but it seems to work for my colleague and apparently for Gutierrez as well, this case notwithstanding. Were I a juror it would be a big turn-off for me, but I guess different people respond to different things.