Different verdicts on charges arising from the same incident may be reconciled where the quality of corroborating evidence differs between charges. The possession of a weapon matching the complainant's description, found on the accused shortly after the alleged offence, may provide sufficient corroboration to sustain a conviction even where the complainant is otherwise an unreliable witness.
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