Where a jury acquits on charges relating to one alleged sexual act in a single episode but convicts on charges relating to another alleged act in the same episode, and the complainant's account is the sole evidence for both acts with no additional corroborating evidence distinguishing them, the verdicts are irreconcilable and the conviction must be quashed. A Markuleski direction is not mandatory in single-episode cases charged as multiple counts, though it may be appropriate. Evidence introduced by the defence to attack credibility that refers to physical acts well removed from the charged offences does not require a propensity reasoning warning.
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