Whether the Court of Criminal Appeals' decision upholding the trial court's denial of Mr. Bluntson's request to represent himself because he allegedly lacked the mental capacity to do so under Indiana v. Edwards, 554 U.S. 164, 174-78 (2008) violated the Sixth Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution when the trial court found only that Mr. Bluntson had "issues" and lacked the "extremely high standard" of legal skill it claimed was necessary for self-representation, given the gravity and complexity of the case.

Whether the Eighth Amendment and due process protections prohibit the imposition of a capital murder conviction and death sentence where there are substantial questions about the fairness of the underlying trial proceedings