Defendant appeals as of right from his jury conviction for resisting and obstructing a police officer in the discharge of duty. MCL 750.479; MSA 28.747. On appeal, defendant claims that the judge's instruction to the jury impermissibly shifted the burden of proof to him and amounted to a directed verdict for the prosecution. We agree and reverse.
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