PEOPLE v. JACKSON

While a more permissive choice of words ("can" instead of "has to") might have been preferable in explaining the jurors' articulation of their reasonable doubt in the jury room, the charge, in its over-all context, did not improperly shift the balance in favor of the prosecution (People v Canty, 60 N.Y.2d 830), and the charge in its entirety left no doubt that the burden of proof remained with the People.

Concur — Ross, J.P., Asch, Milonas, Rosenberger and Ellerin, JJ.