ala ' s ▁vict ims ▁were ▁all ▁ 3 1 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁or ▁younger , ▁" A y ala ▁will ▁soon ▁have ▁had ▁as ▁much ▁or ▁more ▁time ▁to ▁enjoy ▁those ▁accommod ations ▁as ▁his ▁vict ims ▁had ▁time ▁to ▁enjoy ▁this ▁Earth ". ▁ ▁Justice ▁S ot om ay or ' s ▁diss ent ing ▁opinion ▁Justice ▁Son ia ▁S ot om ay or ▁wrote ▁a ▁diss ent ing ▁opinion ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁joined ▁by ▁Justice ▁Ruth ▁B ader ▁G ins burg , ▁Justice ▁Stephen ▁Bre yer , ▁and ▁Justice ▁El ena ▁K agan . ▁Justice ▁S ot om ay or ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁Ay ala ' s ▁coun sel ▁from ▁the ▁Bat son ▁hear ings ▁" subst ant ial ly ▁influenced ▁the ▁outcome " ▁of ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁that ▁" gra ve ▁doubt ▁exists ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁[ the ▁ex clusion ] ▁was ▁har ml ess ". ▁She ▁crit iqu ed ▁Justice ▁Al ito ' s ▁method ological ▁approach , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁"[ t ] he ▁proper ▁inqu iry ▁is ▁not ▁whether ▁the ▁trial ▁court ’ s ▁determ ination ▁can ▁be ▁sust ained , ▁but ▁whether ▁it ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁different ▁had ▁coun sel ▁been ▁present ". ▁Consider ing ▁the ▁evidence ▁presented ▁in ▁this ▁case , ▁Justice ▁S ot om ay or ▁concluded ▁that ▁there ▁" is ▁neither ▁a ▁fact ual ▁nor ▁a ▁legal ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁Court ’ s ▁confidence " ▁that ▁the ▁pro sec ution ' s ▁use ▁of ▁per empt ory ▁challeng