1. Did the Mississippi Supreme Court fail to adhere to this Court's Sixth Amendment jurisprudence requiring counsel in a capital case to conduct a thorough investigation of their client's background and history, and that purported "tactical" decisions are only reasonable to the extent they are based on such an investigation?

2. Was Alan Walker was denied the effective assistance of counsel in the preparation and presentation of mitigation at his capital trial?

Did the Mississippi Supreme Court fail to adhere to this Court's Sixth Amendment jurisprudence requiring counsel in a capital case to conduct a thorough investigation of their client's background and history, and that purported 'tactical' decisions are only reasonable to the extent they are based on such an investigation?