B. Sheppard

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

The hospital and Crown recommended maintaining the conditional discharge with a residence specification, while the accused requested the removal of the residence and treatment conditions.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing financial instability, residual guardedness, and the risk of decompensation.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with the residence specification to ensure housing stability, but removed the consent to treatment provision as the accused was compliant with long-acting injectable medication.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and failing to comply with a release order.

The hospital and the Attorney General argued that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety and recommended a conditional discharge.

The accused sought an absolute discharge.

The majority of the Board found that the accused had maintained sustained mental stability, abstained from substances, and successfully reintegrated into the community.

Concluding that the accused no longer posed a significant threat to public safety, the Board granted an absolute discharge.

A dissenting minority would have ordered a conditional discharge to ensure continued psychiatric follow-up.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder, was placed in locked seclusion after violently assaulting a co-patient with a dumbbell.

The hospital notified the Ontario Review Board of a significant increase in the restriction of his liberty.

The Board held a hearing to review the restriction.

Applying the Campbell framework, the Board found that the hospital's decision to place the accused in seclusion was reasonable, warranted, and the least restrictive course of action available to manage the heightened risk to others.

The ongoing restriction was also upheld, noting the hospital's efforts to maximize his privileges through a Protective Devices Plan.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for uttering death threats and assault with a weapon.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, continues to experience residual symptoms and lacks insight into his illness.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered the maintenance of the current disposition, detaining the accused at the hospital with privileges up to and including living in the community in 24-hour supervised accommodation.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for possession of weapons dangerous after waving a knife at citizens.

At his initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the hospital and Crown sought a detention order, citing his diagnoses of schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, ongoing auditory hallucinations, and lack of community supports.

The Board found the accused poses a significant threat to public safety and ordered his detention at the hospital with privileges up to indirectly supervised community passes, along with weapons and substance prohibitions.

The Ontario Review Board held a restriction of liberty hearing to review the hospital's decision to readmit the NCR accused from transitional housing to the hospital.

The accused, who has schizophrenia, exhibited threatening behaviour towards staff and had sub-therapeutic clozapine levels indicating medication non-compliance.

Applying the Campbell framework, the Board found the hospital's decision to significantly increase the restriction of liberty was reasonable, warranted, and the least onerous course of action to manage the heightened risk to others.

The restriction remains necessary while new accommodation with medication supervision is secured.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for murder after setting a victim on fire on a public transit bus, appeared for his annual review hearing.

The hospital and the accused sought to add a 24-hour supervised community living privilege to his Disposition to facilitate discharge planning.

The Crown opposed.

The Ontario Review Board denied the community living privilege, citing a recent unprovoked violent outburst, the recency of his diagnosis and medication change, and significant public safety concerns.

The Board granted indirectly supervised passes but prohibited the accused from accessing public transit unless accompanied by staff or an approved person.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for assault in 2007 due to schizophrenia.

The accused recently transitioned to independent housing but continues to experience severe delusions and requires substantial support and medication.

The Board found that without significant oversight, the accused would pose a serious risk to public safety.

The Board ordered that the current Disposition remain in place, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive option.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and aggravated assault of her children, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual hearing.

The hospital and Crown jointly submitted that while the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, her risk could be adequately managed on a conditional discharge.

The Board accepted the joint submission, noting the accused's medication compliance, stability, and amenability to direction, and ordered a conditional discharge.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm due to schizophrenia, had his annual review hearing before the Ontario Review Board.

The hospital and Crown recommended maintaining a Detention Order with new privileges for transfer to a General Unit and indirectly supervised community passes.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the public due to his history of violence, substance abuse, and noncompliance.

The Board concluded that a Detention Order with the recommended privilege upgrades was the least restrictive and least onerous disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for mischief and sexual assault.

The parties presented a joint submission that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety but had made positive progress, warranting a change in his detention order to allow for privileges up to indirectly supervised on hospital grounds.

The Board accepted the joint submission, finding it represented the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for mischief and causing a disturbance.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and substance use disorders, had made positive progress over the past year, remaining stable and medication adherent.

The Board accepted a joint submission to maintain the current Detention Order with the addition of a condition permitting supervised community living in the Greater Toronto Area and weekly reporting.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault and assault with a weapon.

The accused sought a conditional discharge, while the hospital and Crown recommended maintaining the Detention Order with expanded travel privileges and reduced reporting.

The Board concluded that a Detention Order remained necessary to protect the public, given the accused's history of severe violence against family members and the risk of rapid decompensation related to his major depressive disorder.

The Disposition was amended to allow for approved travel and reduced reporting frequency.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, remained stable and compliant with medication but continued to present negative symptoms.

The Board accepted the joint submission and psychiatric evidence that without Board supervision, the accused would likely stop taking medication, become psychotic, and pose a significant threat to the public.

The Board ordered that the conditional discharge be continued as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and criminal harassment.

The accused suffers from Huntington's Disease and a related psychotic disorder.

The parties presented a joint position that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and should remain subject to a detention disposition.

The Board accepted the joint position, finding that absent the disposition, the accused would likely decompensate and engage in aggressive behaviour.

The detention disposition was continued without changes.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon.

The accused suffers from schizophrenia and has a history of violence and substance use.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the evidence of the attending psychiatrist that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a detention disposition at the hospital, as a conditional discharge would be insufficient to manage her risk.

The hospital requested an early Review Board hearing and a Detention Order for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused had been on a Conditional Discharge but stopped taking his medication, decompensated, and eloped to Quebec where he was found homeless.

Upon return to the hospital, he was highly oppositional and required a Code White for medication administration.

The Board found that the Conditional Discharge was no longer effective and that a Detention Order was the least restrictive disposition necessary to manage the risk to public safety and ensure stabilization.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to determine whether the accused's liberty was significantly restricted when he was admitted to the hospital.

The accused, who is subject to a disposition after being found not criminally responsible, voluntarily presented himself to the hospital due to a deterioration in his mental health.

The Board found that the admission was voluntary and did not constitute a restriction of liberty.

In the alternative, the Board held that any restriction was necessary, appropriate, and the least onerous measure.

The current disposition was maintained.

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

The accused, diagnosed with chronic paranoid schizophrenia, has remained stable in the community but lacks insight into his illness and the need for medication.

The treating psychiatrist testified that the accused would stop taking medication if not subject to a Board order, which would likely lead to decompensation and a return of psychotic symptoms.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his Conditional Discharge with no changes to its terms.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for breaking and entering, was living in the community under a detention order.

Following a decline in his mental condition, including paranoid ideation, aggression, and admitted alcohol consumption, he was admitted to the hospital, restricting his liberties.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing and found that the initial admission and continuing hospitalization were warranted and appropriate to stabilize his condition and manage the risk to public safety.

The Board also approved the addition of a residential treatment clause to the Disposition.