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Judge
imposes
name ban

Bob Mackin
Contributing Writer

THE North Shore
News and other media
outlets are prohibited
from publishing the
name of Michael
Caster’s alleged accom-
plice.

Justice Randall Wong made a
province wide wayt order “Tuesday
after an application by Glen Orris,
the detence lawyer for the North
Vancouver man. Wong ruled) that
Orns’ cient can, however, be identi:
fica by his initials, [.M.

I.M. is of Tranian-descent: and
was born in Londen, England on
Dee. 22, 1978. He was supposed to
face wialat the same time as Caster,
21. .M. switched lawyers on Oct.
19 and won't be tied untit Oot. 18,
1999. Like Caster, he was arrested
Sept. 13, 1997 after an intensive
police investigation.

Lawyer David Sutherland: con-
tested the ban on behalf of the
News because he felt publication of
J.M.’s name would not compromise
his right to a fair ual. “It’s relative:
ly fess serious,” Sutherland said of
the amended ban. “We're pleased

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of the 2} -yearold North Vancouver man’s tirst-
degree murder trial,

Caster and a 19-year-old: North Vancouver
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Mirhadi, 21, and girlfriend Melanie Brown
were watching the gangster movie Donnie
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at Famous Plavers” Esplanade 6, located at 200
West Esplanade. He was approached by a person
and shot three times with aY mm handgun. He
was wounded in the head, neck, chest, hand and
forearm and was pronounced dead an hour later,

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