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By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince George Citizen The Provincial Court judge who will sentence an RCMP officer found guilty of obstruction of justice reserved decision on Tuesday, Jan. 13 but did not set a date. \u201cI’ll need about an hour,\u201d Judge Michael Fortino said. \u201cI can be personally ready within the next two weeks to deliver a decision.\u201d The Crown wants Fortino to send Arthur Dalman, 33, to jail for six months. But Dalman\u2019s defence lawyer proposed a conditional discharge. Lawyers for both sides will go to court schedulers on Jan. 16. \u201cI know that this matter has been extant for some time, and there’s a high interest in seeing a conclusion on all parts, and so I’d like to be able to give a decision in… <\/p>\n

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By Bob Mackin, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince George Citizen The Provincial Court judge who will sentence an RCMP officer found guilty of obstruction of justice reserved decision on Tuesday, Jan. 13 but did not set a date. \u201cI’ll need about an hour,\u201d Judge Michael Fortino said. \u201cI can be personally ready within the next two weeks to deliver a decision.\u201d The Crown wants Fortino to send Arthur Dalman, 33, to jail for six months. But Dalman\u2019s defence lawyer proposed a conditional discharge. Lawyers for both sides will go to court schedulers on Jan. 16. \u201cI know that this matter has been extant for some time, and there’s a high interest in seeing a conclusion on all parts, and so I’d like to be able to give a decision in... <\/p>\n

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