Where a jury convicts on some charges but acquits on others involving the same complainant, the acquittals do not render the convictions inconsistent if identifiable features of the evidence on the acquitted counts (such as tentative evidence, uncertainty as to specific incidents, or absence of sexual connotation) provide a rational basis for the different outcomes. The focus of inquiry in such cases is upon possible explanations for the acquittals, but the evidence on acquitted counts should not be the sole focus — the court must also consider whether the evidence supporting convictions was attended by similar elements of doubt.
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