1. Is application of a prejudice standard that requires a
habeas petitioner to "eliminate or completely discredit" the prosecution's
trial evidence in order to prevail on a claim ineffective assistance of
counsel during the penalty phase contrary to or an unreasonable
application of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)?

2. Is a federal court free to ignore the reasoned decision of a
state court, in favor of substituting its own basis for the outcome of that
decision, when it is clear that the state court's decision is unreasonable
under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)?

Is application of a prejudice standard that requires a habeas petitioner to 'eliminate or completely discredit' the prosecution's trial evidence in order to prevail on a claim ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase contrary to or an unreasonable application of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)?