Is application of a prejudice standard that requires a habeas petitioner to 'eliminate or completely discredit' the prosecution's trial evidence in order to prevail on a claim ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase contrary to or an unreasonable application of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)?

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Is application of a prejudice standard that requires a habeas petitioner to “eliminate or completely discredit” the prosecution’s trial evidence in order to prevail on a claim ineffective assistance of counsel during the penalty phase contrary to or an unreasonable application of Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984)? 2. Is a federal court free to ignore the reasoned decision of a state court, in favor of substituting its own basis for the outcome of that decision, when it is clear that the state court’s decision is unreasonable under 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d)?