H. Moulden

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

The hospital recommended maintaining the Detention Order but increasing reporting frequency and allowing passes up to 48 hours to prepare for community transition.

All parties agreed with this joint position.

The Board accepted the recommendations, noting the accused's relative stability and the sensibility of the transitional planning.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused suffers from schizophrenia, lacks insight into his illness, and has a history of medication non-compliance requiring a community treatment order.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, as he would likely decompensate and become violent if he stopped taking his medication.

Concluding that a conditional discharge was insufficient to manage this risk, the Board issued a detention order with privileges up to community living in approved accommodation.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and other offences, appeared for his annual Ontario Review Board hearing.

The Board found he remains a significant threat to public safety due to the seriousness of the index offence and his history of substance abuse.

Noting his progress, medication compliance, and participation in programming, the Board ordered a continued detention order with the added privilege of residing in the community in 24-hour supervised accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder due to schizophrenia.

The hospital recommended a conditional discharge, noting the accused's exceptional progress, medication adherence, and successful integration into community housing and employment.

The Board found that while a significant threat to public safety remained, a conditional discharge was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The accused was granted a conditional discharge with conditions mirroring his previous detention order.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault in 1996.

The hospital and Crown sought a continuation of the detention order with an increased reporting frequency due to recent mental health decompensations and an upcoming destabilizing housing transition.

The accused did not attend the hearing but his counsel took no position.

The Board unanimously found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his lack of insight, history of violence and fire-setting, and reliance on external supervision for medication compliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with increased reporting to closely monitor the accused during his transition to new community housing.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the disposition for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for four counts of aggravated assault.

The hospital and the Crown supported an absolute discharge, noting the accused's excellent treatment year, full insight into his schizoaffective disorder, and compliance with a three-month injectable medication regimen.

The Board found that the accused's risk of decompensation was highly moderated by his insight, medication adherence, and strong community and family supports.

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

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused, who suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia, had a successful year in the community, maintaining employment and complying with his clozapine treatment.

The Board accepted the joint position that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his brittle mental illness and vulnerability to stress.

The Board ordered the continuation of his conditional discharge with modifications, including reduced reporting frequency and the removal of substance testing conditions, while maintaining a weapons prohibition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges of harassment and assaulting a peace officer.

Based on the uncontested psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to irreversible cognitive impairment caused by temporal lobe epilepsy.

The Board ordered no change to his current Disposition, which detains him at the hospital with privileges to live in approved 24-hour supervised accommodation in the community.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including assault and indecent act.

The Board accepted expert psychiatric evidence that the accused remains unfit to stand trial, likely permanently, due to schizoaffective disorder and intellectual disability.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public, particularly due to ongoing sexually inappropriate behaviour and the risk of decompensation if medication is not supervised.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current detention order with discretionary privileges.

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

The accused, who was found NCR for assault in 1995, currently resides in the community in 24-hour high support housing.

The hospital and Crown recommended continuing the current detention order with reduced reporting requirements, while the accused sought a conditional discharge.

The Board accepted the hospital's expert evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his severe psychotic disorder, poor insight, and risk of decompensation if unsupervised.

The Board concluded a conditional discharge was premature and ordered the continuation of the detention order with amended reporting requirements.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for aggravated assault.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had a positive year but continued to experience breakthrough psychotic symptoms when stressed.

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

The Board ordered a continuation of the detention order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with discretionary privileges, emphasizing the need for supervised housing and hospital approval of accommodations to manage risk in the community.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's conditional discharge.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for breaking and entering and prowl by night, suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder.

The parties jointly submitted that there be no change to the current disposition.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, particularly in the context of medication noncompliance or substance use, and ordered that his care continue on the same terms as his current disposition.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault.

The accused, who suffers from treatment-refractory schizoaffective disorder, declined to attend the hearing.

Based on uncontradicted hospital evidence that the accused continues to experience severe psychotic symptoms, exhibits aggressive behaviour, and lacks insight, the Board concluded that he remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that his detention at the secure forensic unit continue on the same terms.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended continuing his detention order, while the accused requested an additional condition for indirectly supervised 72-hour travel passes within Ontario.

The Board found the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder, noting recent readmissions related to substance use.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order and declined the requested travel passes, emphasizing the need for supervised medication administration and gradual reintegration.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's conditional discharge following a finding of not criminally responsible for murder.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been living independently in the community and complying with her treatment regime.

The majority of the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, as she relies heavily on the high level of supervision and support from the forensic outpatient team to maintain her stability.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge.

One member dissented, concluding that the accused no longer presents a significant threat and should be granted an absolute discharge.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for multiple unprovoked assaults committed while experiencing untreated schizophrenia.

At the initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the hospital and Crown sought a detention order, which the accused did not oppose.

The Board found the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his history of decompensation and violence when untreated.

The Board ordered the accused detained at the hospital with conditions, accepting expert evidence that the hospital requires the ability to approve his accommodation and intervene early to manage his risk in the community.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's conditional discharge following a finding of not criminally responsible for attempted murder and other offences.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, had maintained clinical stability and was transitioning to non-forensic mental health services.

Accepting a joint submission, the Board found the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety but amended the disposition to remove the residence clause, mandatory treatment consent, and substance testing requirements.

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

The accused has diagnoses of Bipolar 1 Disorder and Substance Use Disorder.

The treatment team recommended a conditional discharge, noting the accused's progress, medication compliance, and positive community integration, while emphasizing that an absolute discharge would be premature and destabilizing.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety and ordered a conditional discharge with reduced mandatory reporting, in accordance with the joint recommendation of the parties.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for uttering a death threat.

The accused, who suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia, resides in a 24-hour supervised community residence.

The parties jointly submitted that there should be no change to the current disposition.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to active psychotic symptoms, poor insight, and noncompliance risks, and ordered that his care continue under the existing detention order with discretionary community privileges.

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

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and other offences, suffers from ultra-treatment resistant schizophrenia.

The treatment team recommended continuing the current detention order with community living privileges, citing the accused's residual psychotic symptoms, poor insight, and stated intention to discontinue medication and resume cannabis use if discharged.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered that his care continue under the terms of his current Disposition.