I. Was petitioner denied the effective assistance of counsel because trial counsel failed to impeach the complainants with their prior inconsistent statements and failed to call a psychologist to testify that their parents had engaged in leading and suggestive questioning that had the potential to contaminate their accusations of sexual abuse?

II. Did the state courts deny petitioner procedural due process by rejecting his substantial ineffective assistance of counsel claim without conducting a live evidentiary hearing, particularly in view of the fact that trial counsel's affidavit was prepared in collusion with the prosecutor?

Was petitioner denied the effective assistance of counsel?