Where multiple counts of rape arise from a single episode, the Crown case is that all offences occurred after a single set of threats causing the complainant to submit, and there is no discernible difference in the evidence supporting different counts, a conviction on one count and acquittal on another will be set aside as an inconsistent verdict representing an affront to logic and common sense.
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