A jury's failure to return a verdict on one count (as distinct from an acquittal) is not necessarily inconsistent with guilty verdicts on related counts on the same indictment, particularly where the counts are based on different facts and there are plausible explanations for the jury's different treatment of the counts. The existence of such plausible explanations negates any inference of compromise verdict.
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