Christopher John Henderson v The Queen; the Queen v Christopher John Henderson

The High Court of Australia considered appeals by Christopher John Henderson against his convictions for aggravated burglary and sexual intercourse without consent, and cross-appeals by the Crown against his sentences.

The Court was required to determine whether the convictions were unsafe and unsatisfactory, and whether the sentences imposed were, in the case of the defence appeal, manifestly excessive, or in the case of the Crown appeal, manifestly inadequate.

The High Court dismissed the appeals. The Court found no error in the jury's verdict and concluded that the sentences imposed were not demonstrably wrong. The relevant principles concerning the safety of convictions and the assessment of sentence were applied.

The appeals were dismissed.