General News of Saturday, 30 March 2019Source: 3news.comYour sentences are ‘overly harsh’ – CJ tells lower court judgesChief Justice Sophia A.B. AkuffoChief Justice Sophia Akuffo says sentences handed down by some lower court judges to persons found guilty of various crimes across the country are either lenient or overly harsh, and not in tandem with judicial guidelines. “Some of these [sentences] are either too lenient or overly harsh and out of proportion to the offence,” she added. To prevent further errors in law, the CJ has directed the supervisory High Court judges to take up the matter and ensure that the practice is nipped in the bud. They are also to certify all monthly returns of magistrates and judges of the lower courts and track all remands.

Source: GhanaWeb March 30, 2019 05:15 UTC