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Former Canadiens superstar Guy Lafleur to be sentenced in June



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By The Canadian Press


MONTREAL - Hockey legend Guy Lafleur will be sentenced next month after his conviction today on a charge of giving contradictory evidence at his son's bail hearing.

The Crown is asking that Lafleur be given a conditional sentence while the defence is seeking just a fine for the former Montreal Canadiens superstar. The maximum prison sentence Lafleur could face is 14 years.

It was not immediately known whether defence lawyers would appeal the verdict which was handed down in Montreal by Quebec court Judge Claude Parent.

Lafleur agreed in September 2007 to ensure his son Mark abided by a court-ordered curfew if he were granted bail pending his trial on various criminal charges.

But at a hearing the following month, it was revealed the elder Lafleur had driven his son to a hotel so he could spend time with a girlfriend on two occasions.