Mixed verdicts on a multi-count indictment based on uncorroborated complainant evidence are not necessarily unsafe and unsatisfactory; the appellate court will examine whether there is a rational basis for the jury accepting evidence on some counts and rejecting it on others. A head sentence of 7 years under s 229B for maintaining a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old niece, with a circumstance of aggravation of carnal knowledge, no remorse, and no guilty plea, is within the appropriate range.
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