Whether a circuit court of appeals has a duty to adjudicate the merits of a Sixth Amendment ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim raised by a defendant desiring a ruling solely on the basis of the existing record in a direct appeal

QUESTION PRESENTED FOR REVIEW Whether a circuit court of appeals has a duty to adjudicate the merits of a Sixth Amendment ineffective assistance of counsel claim raised by a defendant desiring a ruling solely on the basis of the existing record in a direct appeal? i