Whether a conflict exists among appellate courts regarding trial counsel's effectiveness when invoking Old Chief to mitigate prejudicial prior felony conviction evidence

IWhen the prejudice effect of the name and nature of a prior r~~i i felony conviction in proving felon status, during the guilt phase of trial, can be avoided, is there a conflict amongst appellate courts where one court holds that trial counsel is not ina ineffective for invoking the protections of fold Chief v. United States , 519 U.S. 172 (1997), while another court deems a claim of counsel's failure to invoke Old Chief ,'■offer of a stipulation is without merit?