GRANT, J.
The defendant has appealed from his conviction by a jury of six on a complaint charging him with a violation of G.L.c. 266, § 30. We reverse for inexcusable error in the portion of the charge which purported to define reasonable doubt. We also consider a procedural question which may arise on retrial.
1. The judge's first attempt to define reasonable doubt consisted of an arguably passable variation on the "moral certainty" theme of Commonwealth...
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