A jury's inability to reach a verdict on one count does not render convictions on remaining counts unsafe or unsatisfactory where the evidence on the unresolved count was demonstrably weaker than on the counts resulting in conviction, providing a logical and rational basis for the different outcomes. A sentence of 11 years' imprisonment for maintaining a sexual relationship with a child aged 9-10 involving multiple rapes over eight months was within the proper sentencing range.
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