Whether the federal court must accept that trial counsel's performance was adequate simply because trial counsel testified his performance was adequate and the state post-conviction court found counsel to be credible

QUESTION PRESENTED The Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA) requires a federal habeas corpus court to give substantial deference to the findings and conclusions of a state court that has reviewed a post-conviction petitioner’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. Must the federal court, however, accept that trial counsel’s performance was adequate simply because trial counsel testified his performance was adequate and the state post-conviction court found counsel to be credible? i