Defendant contests the validity of the trial court's charge on reasonable doubt. The People must prove the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt and a charge, as here, that the standard of proof is "to a reasonable degree of certainty," i.e., a mental "state of suspension so that you are unable to say that you are convinced that there is a strong probability of the defendant's guilt" permits a lesser standard and constituted error. Further, the trial court...
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