Where a complainant's evidence on some counts is unequivocal in describing physical touchings but on another count is expressed in uncertain terms about sensations and perceptions, there is a rational basis for the jury to convict on the former counts and acquit on the latter, and the mixed verdicts are reconcilable. The fact of deportation remains irrelevant as a sentencing consideration and the authorities on non-discrimination against deportees do not support the converse proposition that potential deportation increases the seriousness of consequences.
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