B. Little

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault and failing to comply with probation.

The accused sought a conditional discharge, while the Hospital and Crown sought a continuation of the detention order.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing substance use, lack of insight, and the need for 24/7 supportive housing.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for attempted murder.

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, had a history of severe psychotic decompensation, unpredictable violence, and treatment noncompliance.

Although the accused showed recent improvements following adjustments to his medication and electroconvulsive therapy, the Board accepted the attending psychiatrist's evidence that the stability was recent and achieved under maximal containment conditions.

The Board concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order at the high secure forensic program.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for violent offences due to treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Despite a joint submission from the hospital, Crown, and accused supporting a transfer to a less secure facility, the Board found the transfer premature.

The Board noted the accused's fragile clinical stability, recent episodes of aggression, and history of rapid decompensation when medication monitoring was reduced.

The Board ordered continued detention at the high-secure facility with a weapons prohibition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for multiple violent offences.

The accused continues to suffer from treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder, lacks insight into his illness, and refuses to cooperate with blood monitoring for clozapine treatment.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order at the high-secure forensic setting as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual review.

The Board considered whether he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

Evidence from the hospital and his attending psychiatrist demonstrated sustained psychiatric stability, complete abstinence from substances, excellent insight, and strong family support.

The Board applied the Winko framework and concluded the accused no longer posed a significant threat.

An absolute discharge was granted.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual review hearing.

The hospital and the Crown sought a continuation of his Conditional Discharge Disposition, while the accused sought an Absolute Discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to suffer from schizophrenia with residual religious delusions and lacks insight into his illness.

Relying on the evidence of his attending psychiatrist and family concerns regarding medication non-compliance, the Board concluded that the accused remains a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Conditional Discharge Disposition with no changes to its terms.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault.

The accused had remained abstinent from substances but urine screens indicated non-compliance with his antipsychotic medication for several months.

The Board accepted the attending psychiatrist's evidence that the accused's mental stability is contingent on medication compliance and that decompensation would increase his risk of violence, particularly because he resides with the victim of the index offence.

The Board concluded the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his Conditional Discharge without change.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault after pushing a stranger onto subway tracks.

At the initial disposition hearing, the Ontario Review Board found that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety due to his severe psychotic illness, extensive substance use history, and poor insight.

Relying on uncontroverted expert evidence, the Board ordered the accused detained at a high-secure forensic hospital to manage his medication and minimize his access to substances.

The accused was found unfit to stand trial on charges of resisting a peace officer and theft.

The Ontario Review Board held a disposition hearing to review his fitness.

The Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to his inability to communicate or participate in the court process.

A Detention Order to a high secure forensic program was issued with conditions, including prohibitions on weapons, incendiary devices, and substance use, to manage his risk.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's detention disposition.

The accused had been found not criminally responsible for firearms offences.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and the expert evidence of the treating psychiatrist, finding that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his substance-induced psychotic disorder and partial insight.

The Board ordered a continued detention disposition with increased privileges, including passes into Southwestern Ontario, and removed the strict abstinence requirement to assess his ability to manage substance use in the community.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for dangerous driving causing death following a single psychotic episode.

At her annual Review Board hearing, the hospital and her counsel sought an absolute discharge, while the Attorney General sought a conditional discharge.

The Board excused the accused during the reading of Victim Impact Statements to protect her mental health.

Relying on psychiatric evidence that the accused no longer had an active psychiatric diagnosis, had been stable off antipsychotic medication for over two years, and had developed strong insight and community supports, the Board concluded she no longer posed a significant threat to public safety.

An absolute discharge was granted.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for manslaughter.

The accused, who has schizophrenia, committed the index offence while experiencing command hallucinations.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety, noting that his stability relies on medication adherence and the structured hospital environment.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order, but granted expanded community privileges, including indirectly supervised passes and the possibility of living in approved supervised accommodation, as jointly recommended by the parties.

The Ontario Review Board convened to review a restriction of liberty imposed on the accused, who had previously been found not criminally responsible for various offences.

The accused, who suffers from schizophrenia and substance use disorder, relapsed into using crack cocaine and crystal methamphetamine while living in a transitional residence, prompting his readmission to the hospital.

The Board found the restriction of liberty was necessary and appropriate for public safety.

The Board also amended the accused's disposition to include an abstinence clause, finding that he required extrinsic support to maintain abstinence.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual review of his disposition.

The accused brought motions arguing the Board lost jurisdiction due to delay and alleging bias and misconduct by the clinical team and Board members.

The Board dismissed the motions, finding the delays were necessary to protect the accused's rights and the other issues were beyond its jurisdiction or previously decided.

On the merits, the Board accepted the attending psychiatrist's evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to untreated schizophrenia and ongoing paranoid ideation.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order at a high secure facility.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for arson, was living in the community subject to a conditional discharge.

Following a relapse into substance use and mental decompensation involving paranoia towards his manager, he was readmitted to the hospital for 10 days.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review this restriction of liberty.

The Board found that the 10-day hospital admission constituted a significant restriction of liberty, but concluded it was necessary, appropriate, and the least restrictive and least onerous measure to protect public safety.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for break and enter.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and substance use disorder, had been living in the community but was readmitted to the hospital due to environmental aggression and delusions.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public due to ongoing delusions, lack of insight, and risk of medication non-compliance.

The Board ordered a continuation of the detention disposition, finding that a conditional discharge would be insufficient to manage the risk.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and possession of a prohibited weapon.

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorder.

Relying on uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing thought disorganization, unoptimized medication, and vulnerability to substance relapse.

The Board ordered a detention disposition as the least onerous and least restrictive option, granting accompanied passes to the community but denying a request for community living privileges at this time.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for uttering threats.

The attending psychiatrist testified that the accused had been stable in a group home but remained a significant threat to public safety due to the risk of rapid decompensation if his declining physical health necessitated a move to long-term care.

The Board accepted this evidence, finding the accused remained a significant threat.

However, the Board concluded that the risk could be safely managed in the community and ordered a conditional discharge with conditions, including a named residence and a consent to treatment clause.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on a charge of aggravated assault.

The accused, who suffers from Korsakoff's Dementia, had repeatedly breached her conditional discharge by consuming alcohol, leading to multiple hospital readmissions.

The Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial and is likely permanently unfit.

Concluding that the conditional discharge was no longer sufficient to manage her risk, the Board ordered that she be detained at the hospital with privileges.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault and assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and pedophilia, was previously subject to a conditional discharge.

Due to recent inappropriate sexual behaviour, eviction from his residence, and lack of community support, the Board found he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a detention disposition as the least onerous and least restrictive option to manage his risk.