Judgment affirmed.
No opinion.
Brennan and Hopkins, JJ., dissent and vote to reverse and to order a new trial, with the following memorandum:
In its charge on reasonable doubt, the trial court stated the following: "A reasonable doubt, gentlemen, it has been said, is a doubt for which some good reason can be given. If, therefore, after considering the evidence you find it equally susceptible of two constructions, one indicating guilt and the other...
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