Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and a new trial ordered.
The court's alibi charge was improper. The court did not unequivocally charge that the People had the burden to disprove the alibi defense beyond a reasonable doubt (see, People v Wintje,
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