Alberta Appeal Court upholds sentence for man convicted in fatal gas and dash
CALGARY — The Alberta Court of Appeal has upheld the sentence of a Calgary man for killing a gas-station attendant who was trying to stop him from stealing fuel.
Joshua Cody Mitchell is serving 11 years in prison after being convicted last year of manslaughter and of hit and run in the 2015 death of Maryam Rashidi.
Rashidi, who was 35, died when Mitchell ran over her as he drove off without paying for $113 worth of gasoline.
Mitchell’s lawyer said his client’s prison term should be reduced to seven years.