Justice STEIGMANN delivered the opinion of the court:
Defendant, Raymond Burg, was convicted of armed robbery (Ill.Rev.Stat.1989, ch. 38, par. 18-2) and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment. On appeal, defendant argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because his trial attorney failed to object to a jury instruction he claims de-emphasized the lesser included offense of robbery. Because the instruction in question was proper, we affirm.
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