Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
In its charge to the jury on alibi, the court stated: "Evidence with relation to alibi should be most carefully scrutinized if the defendant's guilt is not established beyond a reasonable doubt. By reason of the truth of his alibi you must acquit him. The defendant is not required to prove alibi beyond a reasonable doubt, but you must be satisfied of the truth of the alibi...
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