Class of 1951
The Court of Appeal soon learned how stubborn Marv could be. Both Ken and others told me of Marvin's reaction to being overturned by the Court of Appeal. In sentencing two impaired drivers, Marvin referred to the increase in the number of impaired drivers in Salmon Arm. Instead of imposing the usual $500 fine, he imposed fines of $2,000. After finding that Marvin had erred, the court again fined the offenders $500. The next week Marvin again imposed fines of $2,000. He referred to the Court of Appeal decision and said that the court had failed to take into account the number of impaired drivers apprehended in the last week…
For more, read Profile of Marvin Lundeen from The Advocate, 73 (2015).