Whether a capital defendant is deprived of the effective assistance of trial counsel

QUESTIONS PRESENTED The Questions Presented are as follows: 1. Whether a capital defendant is deprived of the effective assistance of trial counsel when his lawyers repeatedly concede guilt of aggravated murder during voir dire and opening arguments, and then ask the jury to acquit the defendant of aggravated murder during culpability phase closing arguments. 2. Whether Ohio’s res judicata doctrine is an adequate and independent state procedural bar as applied to claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. il