MONTREAL, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A judge in Montreal Wednesday ordered NHL hall of famer Guy Lafleur to stand trial on an obstruction of justice charge arising from his son's criminal case.
Judge Claude Parent ruled that while a warrant used to arrest Lafleur last year may have violated his right not to be arbitrarily detained or imprisoned and was unnecessary, it was legal, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. Parent said his trial should go forward as scheduled April 16-17.
Lafleur was slapped with the obstruction count after prosecutors alleged he gave contradictory testimony in a bail hearing for his son, Mark, in 2007.
If convicted, the elder Lafleur faces a maximum 14-year prison term.
"'He's disappointed, but he's been ready since the beginning to face this trial," said his attorney, Jean-Pierre Rancourt.
Mark Lafleur had been in court on charges of sexual assault, uttering death threats and forcible confinement. Last week, the 23-year-old was sentenced to 15 months served in the community after entering a guilty plea.
His father has filed a $3.5-million civil suit over the warrant.
Guy Lafleur retired from the NHL in 1991 after a Hall of Fame career with Montreal, Quebec and the New York Rangers.
