Judgment affirmed.
Although the trial court erred in employing the phrase "if your minds are wavering or if the scales are even" in charging the jury as to reasonable doubt, reversal on this ground is not required since the charge, when read in its entirety, conveyed to the jury the appropriate standard of proof (see, People v Townes,
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