article_snippet: Brown claims Gutierrez failed to interview an alibi witness and never inquired about the possibility of a plea deal.
article_snippet: Gutierrez, who was disbarred by consent after questions arose about Brown handling of client funds, died 12 years ago amid legal and health problems, the Baltimore Sun reported.
article_snippet: Gutierrez never interviewed McClain nor called Brown as a witness.
article_snippet: Brown also argues Gutierrez told Adnan Syed that prosecutors would not offer Gutierrez a plea deal, but never inquired if one was even on the table.
article_snippet: Syed's lawyer  effectively stopped representing Gutierrez.'