Allegations of jury bias raised for the first time on appeal, unsupported by evidence under oath, internally contradictory, and contradicted by credible evidence, do not reach the threshold for further investigation by the Court of Appeal. A sentence of 15 years with a serious violent offender declaration is within range for two counts of rape involving extreme violence, a vulnerable victim, home invasion, and a prior rape conviction.
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