(1) Whether a federal court applying AEDPA deference to a reasoned state court opinion may ignore the explanation provided by the state court and instead apply Richter's "could have supported" standard.

(2) Whether this Court's clearly established law allows a state court, in assessing Strickland prejudice, to weigh hypothetical impeachment evidence if the record shows that no such evidence would actually be put to the jury.

Whether a federal court applying AEDPA deference to a reasoned state court opinion may ignore the explanation provided by the state court and instead apply Richter's 'could have supported' standard