CALGARY – The young man accused in a fatal gas-and-dash made a brief court appearance on Friday.
Joshua Cody Mitchell is charged with second-degree murder in the death of gas station attendant Maryam Rashidi, who was hit and run over along 16th Avenue N.W. on Sunday, June 7th.
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Mitchell appeared in the Calgary Courts Centre via CCTV from the Medicine Hat Remand Centre.
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The 20-year-old has retained a new lawyer; high-profile defence attorney Kim Ross.
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Ross says he needs to get disclosure and review the case before he can anticipate what will happen next.
The case has been put over until September 18th.
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