Where the Crown case rests effectively solely on a single complainant's evidence and the jury acquits on one count, convictions on other counts will be unsafe and unsatisfactory unless there is something to suggest the complainant's evidence was more reliable on the convicted counts than on the acquitted count. A plea of guilty entered on imprudent and inappropriate legal advice, where the accused has consistently maintained innocence and there is a real question about guilt, will be set aside with a new trial ordered.
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