Whether the failure to consider trial counsel's mental health issues in evaluating the effectiveness of counsel constitutes a violation of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel.

Whether the dismissal of Mr. Royster's second PCRA petition without a hearing on the merits or timeliness violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Whether the procedural bars imposed by the state courts unjustly preclude a fair examination of Mr. Royster's claims impacting the standards for effective legal representation in capital cases.

Whether the failure to consider trial counsel's mental health issues in evaluating ineffective assistance of counsel violates the Sixth Amendment right to effective representation