In RAZAK V THE REPUBLIC [2012] 50 GMJ 139 SC PER ANSAH JSC, the Supreme Court stated as follows:
	“The factors a Court would consider in determining the length of sentence as stated in KWASHIE V THE REPUBLIC [1971] 1 GLR 488, C.A. are:
1.	The seriousness of the offence
2.	The degree if revulsion felt by law abiding citizens of the society for the particular crime.
3.	The premeditation with which the criminal plan was executed.
4.	The prevalence of the crime within the particular locality where the offence took place or in the Country generally.
5.	The sudden increase in the incidence of the particular crime and
6.	Mitigating or aggravating circumstances such as extreme youthfulness and good character.

of ROBERTSON V THE REPUBLIC [2015] 80 GMJ 45 PER OWUSU (MS.) JSC, the Supreme Court stated as follows:
“Sentencing is discretionary and where the discretion has been judiciously exercised, an appellate Court has no just cause to interfere with the exercise of the discretion.  The principles upon which the Court would act on on appeal against sentence were that it would not interfere with a sentence on the mere ground that if members of the Court has been trying the appellant, they might have passed a somewhat different sentence.  The Court will interfere only when it was of opinion that the sentence was manifestly excessive having regard to the circumstances of this case or that the sentence was wrong in principle.”

