Is a capital defendant deprived of their Sixth Amendment autonomy right to determine the fundamental objectives of their defense when appointed counsel presents a mitigation defense over the defendant's express objections?

QUESTION PRESENTED Is a capital defendant deprived of their Sixth Amendment autonomy right to determine the fundamental objectives of their defense, as recognized by this Court in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414 (2018), where appointed counsel presents, over repeated and express objections, a mitigation defense that the defendant finds personally offensive and opprobrious? ii RELATED CASES e People v. Robert Ward Frazier, No. 041700-6, California Superior Court, Contra Costa County. Judgment entered December 15, 2006. ° People v. Robert Ward Frazier, No. $148863, Supreme Court of California. Judgment entered August 5, 2024. iii