COURT: Has the convict any previous conviction? MR. BARKUN: My Lord, there is no previous conviction against the convict. COURT: Is there anything you or counsel would wish to say as to why the law should not be applied as it is? MRS OGBEDO: My Lord the convict is a first offender. He is a young offender of about 31 years, with his life still in front of him. He has a wife and a child and is the sole bread winner of his family and the only care giver to his parents. He has shown sufficient remorse. If given another chance, the convict will be reformed. We urge the court to temper justice with mercy. We urge the court to invoke section 29 (2) and (3) of the Criminal Code in favor of the convict. SENTENCE I have listened to the plea in mitigation presented by counsel on your behalf. I will consider that you are a first time offender as a mitigating factor in your favour. I will also consider the fact that you are a young person as a further mitigating factor. Your lawyer has urged me to invoke section 29 of the Criminal Code in your favour by imposing a lesser sentence other than life imprisonment envisaged by the law. In acceding to that request, I have considered the special circumstances of this case and reach the conclusion that your conduct constitutes and pose a serious risks to unsuspecting commuters. If the use of cab drivers at night by women 13