Judgment unanimously reversed on the law and new trial granted.
Memorandum:
Defendants' convictions must be reversed because the court's instructions on reasonable doubt unconstitutionally diminished the People's burden of proof and defendants thereby were deprived of a fair trial (see, People v Brinson,
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