G. Glancy

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

The accused's treating psychiatrist testified that he has been compliant with medication, abstained from substance use, and no longer presents a significant threat to public safety.

The Board accepted this uncontroverted evidence, finding that the accused no longer poses a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The accused was granted an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for various offences including assault and arson.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended a transfer to CAMH and the removal of community living privileges due to the accused's recent abscondment, ongoing aggression, and lack of insight.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered a Detention Disposition without community living privileges, approving the transfer to CAMH to address her specific personality disorder needs.

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

The accused, who suffers from severe dementia, resides in a locked all-male unit in a long-term care facility.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the uncontested medical opinion that the accused remains permanently unfit to stand trial and continues to represent a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the existing detention disposition remain in place without changes.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and related offences due to Schizophrenia.

The treatment team reported that the accused had made significant progress, transitioned to a group home, and was passively compliant with Clozapine treatment, despite experiencing side effects.

The Board accepted the joint submission that the accused continues to present a significant threat to public safety but that the risk could be managed in the community.

A conditional discharge was granted with terms requiring ongoing psychiatric treatment and residence at the approved group home.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia in remission, had been living in a group home and maintaining sobriety.

Based on a joint submission and psychiatric evidence, the Board found the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety but ordered a conditional discharge.

The Board modified the conditions, removing the strict abstinence requirement in favour of random testing and eliminating the no-contact order with the victim, his mother, given their positive relationship.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for weapons and mischief offences.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and a severe stimulant use disorder, had experienced significant deterioration and relapses into substance use while at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.

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

Accepting the hospital's recommendation, the Board ordered the accused's care transferred to the Brockville Mental Health Centre to provide better stabilization and addictions counselling, while maintaining a detention order.

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

The hospital recommended an absolute discharge, noting her continued stability, adherence to treatment, and lack of substance abuse issues.

Applying the Winko test, the Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused no longer poses a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board granted an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

While the accused showed improvement and good insight when compliant with antipsychotic medication, he recently relapsed into crack cocaine use.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties that the accused continues to present a significant threat to public safety.

A detention order was maintained to allow the hospital to supervise his treatment, manage his substance use relapse, and control his transition into the community.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment, unlawful entry, and breach of recognizance.

The hospital and the accused sought a conditional discharge with international travel privileges, while the Crown sought a continued detention disposition.

The Board found that the accused, who suffers from schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder, continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing delusional thoughts, recent symptom decompensation, and a history of disengagement with mental health providers.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a detention disposition.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, appeared for an annual review hearing before the Ontario Review Board.

The Board found that the accused, who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia in partial remission, continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public.

While the accused has made positive progress in rehabilitation and is collaborating with his treatment team, he continues to experience residual symptoms.

The Board ordered the continuation of a detention order with privileges for community living in approved accommodation, adding travel passes and the ability to drive with prior hospital approval.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for harassment.

The accused, diagnosed with chronic relapsing schizophrenia, sought an absolute discharge.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended a conditional discharge, citing the accused's history of discontinuing medication and decompensating when previously granted an absolute discharge, as well as his recent disengagement from treatment.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered a conditional discharge with monthly reporting as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an early review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for various offences, including break and enter and driving while prohibited.

The hospital sought to amend the accused's Detention Disposition to allow him to complete a six-month residential treatment program for severe substance use disorders.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia and substance use issues.

The Board ordered a Detention Disposition with amended privileges, permitting the accused to reside at and participate in a residential treatment program in Ontario, while maintaining necessary oversight to protect the public.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for uttering death threats and breach of probation.

The accused's diagnoses include schizophrenia in partial remission.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public, noting that absent a disposition, he would likely become non-compliant with medications and decompensate.

The Board ordered a detention disposition with privileges, including provisions for a potential travel pass to Italy with appropriate safeguards.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for possession of a break-in instrument and break and enter.

The accused's attending psychiatrist testified that her schizophrenia was in full remission, she had developed insight into her illness, and she presented a low risk of future violence.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties that the accused no longer posed a significant threat to public safety and granted an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and indecent acts.

The accused suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia and a substance use disorder.

The Board accepted the expert evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, particularly when non-compliant with medication or using substances like cannabis.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with privileges for gradual community reintegration, subject to strict conditions prohibiting attendance at places where cannabis or alcohol are sold or consumed.

The accused was found not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder for assault and mischief offences committed against her husband during a postpartum psychotic episode.

At the disposition hearing, the Ontario Review Board considered psychiatric evidence indicating that the accused's symptoms were in full remission, she had excellent insight, and she was compliant with treatment.

Finding that the accused no longer presented a significant threat to the safety of the public, the Board granted an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for murder due to schizophrenia.

The hospital and the Attorney General submitted that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, citing recent substance use, rule violations, and drug-seeking behaviour, though noting recent improvements in cooperation.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered his continued detention at the hospital, while approving the hospital's recommendation for a graduated increase in community access privileges.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for multiple violent offences, including assault with a weapon and robbery.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and polysubstance abuse disorder, had a history of fluctuating medication compliance and recent incidents of self-harm and rule violations.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties, finding that the accused remains a significant threat to the safety of the public due to the risk of decompensation if medication is discontinued.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order Disposition with community living privileges in an accommodation approved by the hospital.