Where a jury returns mixed verdicts on a multi-count indictment involving a single complainant, the acquittals can be rationally reconciled with the convictions where there are count-specific explanations for the acquittals — such as inconsistencies in evidence particular to those counts, insufficiency of evidence of a specific element, or doubt as to the sexual character of the conduct — without requiring wholesale rejection of the complainant's credibility. The question of whether a court retains jurisdiction to deliver a reserved judgment after the appellant's death was raised but left open.
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