Where two counts of rape arise from one continuous course of conduct, the only issue is consent, and there is nothing in the evidence to suggest the complainant's evidence was more reliable on one count than the other, a guilty verdict on one count is unreasonable if inconsistent with an acquittal on the other. The [name withheld] 'mercy' doctrine cannot reconcile verdicts where the conviction is on the less serious count and the acquittal is on the more serious count arising from the same continuous conduct.
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