Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant argues that his conviction should be reversed because of a conflict of interest in the Public Defender's office representing both the defendant and his codefendant. We disagree. Joint representation is not per se forbidden, and a plea of guilty will be vacated only where "the defendant demonstrates that a significant possibility of a conflict of interest existed bearing a substantial relationship to the conduct...
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