Whether, where appointed counsel in a capital case had a flat-fee contract and failed to investigate or challenge a capital murder charge to the client's detriment, counsel had an actual conflict of interest that adversely affected their performance such that Cuyler v. Sullivan's presumption of prejudice applies.

Whether a capital defendant's appointed counsel's flat-fee contract constitutes an actual conflict of interest that warrants a presumption of prejudice under the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel