WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - For a 73-year-old Canadian man, 20 months in a smoke-free jail looks just too long, so instead he has accepted 24 months in a prison where he can smoke cigarettes.

　　Angelo Foti was sentenced to 20 months for shooting and wounding a man in his backyard. The victim was trying to repossess a snowmobile sold to Foti's son, the WinnipegFreePress reported Tuesday. In court Monday, Angelo Foti was agitated when he realized the sentence would mean he would be in a provincial jail, where smoking is banned, the newspaper said.

　　Foti's lawyer pleaded for a 24-month sentence instead, which means his client will go to a federal prison, where smoking is allowed. In accepting the longer term, Foti, a dedicated pack-a-day man, ignored the wishes of his family.