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<p>MIAMI &#8212; A Miami defense attorney is feeling the heat after his pants caught fire Wednesday after he told jurors during arguments in an arson case that his client&#8217;s car spontaneously combusted and wasn&#8217;t intentionally set.</p><p>As he started speaking to the jury, Stephen Gutierrez, 28, said he noticed his pocket began to feel hot.</p><p>&#8220;When I checked my pocket, I noticed that the heat was coming from a small e-cigarette battery I had in my pocket,&#8221; Gutierrez told The Associated Press via email on Thursday afternoon. He said he had two to three of the batteries in his right pocket.</p><p>The Miami Herald (<a href="http://hrld.us/2m4lhIE" target="_blank">http://hrld.us/2m4lhIE</a>) reported Gutierrez was arguing that his client&#8217;s car spontaneously combusted and wasn&#8217;t intentionally set on fire.</p><p>Gutierrez said he quickly left the courtroom and went to a courthouse bathroom.</p><p style="text-align: right;"><em> &#8212; The Associated Press</em></p><style>
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Talker: Trial by fire: Lawyer’s pants set ablaze during arson case