Where identically worded counts are the subject of a bulk arraignment and one count is omitted by clerical error, the guilty pleas may be logically attributed to the counts that were actually read, and only the omitted count's conviction must be set aside. An erroneous conviction on an additional count that may have materially affected the sentencing discretion for related counts requires those sentences to be set aside and re-exercised. For digital rape of an 11-year-old child involving overnight deprivation of liberty and degrading conduct, comparable authorities support a head sentence in the range of 10-12 years' imprisonment.
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