Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered.
Due to the various errors committed at trial, it is necessary to reverse and order a new trial. First, one challenged portion of the charge is essentially identical to a charge held to be reversible error because the charge "`in essence, instructed the jury that it could draw an inference of guilt if it disbelieved the testimony of the alibi witnesses'" ...
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