PER CURIAM.
At oral argument we requested a supplement to the record to include the closing argument of counsel. Appellant claimed that the co-representation of himself and his codefendant brother by trial counsel deprived him of effective counsel. Although ineffectiveness claims generally may not be raised on direct appeal, where the facts giving rise to the claim of conflict of interest or prejudice to the defendant are apparent on the face of the record, they may...
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