"See you later, shithead," the victim's father, Dale Hird, called out as Gervais could be heard slamming around outside the court. Other killers appealedFranz Cabrera and Assmar Shlah were ultimately found guilty of second-degree murder, while Joch Pouk was found guilty of manslaughter. In February 2018, Gervais was arrested in Vietnam and returned to Calgary to face his murder charge. A first-degree murder conviction comes with an automatic life sentence with no chance of parole for at least 25 years. And although defence lawyer Alain Hepner did not comment on whether he planned to appeal Tilleman's decision, most first-degree murder convictions are taken to the province's highest court.

Source: CBC News May 08, 2019 17:19 UTC