Where a jury acquits on one count but convicts on others, and the only evidence is the uncorroborated testimony of a single complainant with nothing to distinguish the quality of evidence across counts, the convictions may be unsafe and unsatisfactory following Jones v The Queen. A verdict of acquittal on one count cannot be explained as 'merciful' where the acquitted count involves the most serious offence and there is no basis for the jury to have felt sympathy toward the accused. Circumstantial evidence of jury compromise (lateness of hour, time pressure, absence of Black direction) may also warrant quashing convictions.
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