Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, and a new trial is ordered.
The trial court's instructions to the jury on alibi evidence, which were objected to, improperly shifted the burden of proving the alibi to the defendant and, therefore, denied him his right to a fair trial (see, People v Victor,
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