Evidence of an agreement between spouses to abstain from sexual intercourse due to a medical condition can provide a rational explanation for differential verdicts in sexual assault cases, corroborating both lack of consent and the accused's knowledge of it for the counts to which the agreement was relevant. Evidence of religious clothing being worn during an alleged sexual assault can provide a rational basis for an acquittal on that count without rendering guilty verdicts on other counts inconsistent.
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