L. Banks

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, had shown some clinical progress but experienced recent instability and an absconding incident.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the hospital's evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered continued detention at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with privileges up to and including residing in the community in supervised accommodation to ensure medication compliance.

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 has been living in the community on a conditional discharge, maintaining stability and medication adherence with the support of his wife.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of psychosis and violence when unwell.

The Board ordered that the conditional discharge be continued, with a reduction in the required reporting frequency to once a month.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, was subject to a discharge with conditions.

Following a dramatic deterioration in his mental status, including new paranoid delusions regarding his wife and family, the hospital requested an early hearing.

The Ontario Review Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered a detention order with conditions, concluding it was necessary to allow the treatment team to investigate the precipitating factors, manage his risk in the community, and approve his accommodations.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had recently transitioned to a 24-hour supervised community residence and demonstrated sustained psychiatric stability on medication.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to the conditional nature of his stability and the severity of the index offence.

The Board ordered a continued detention order with privileges for supervised community living and a reduction in reporting frequency, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

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

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of severe violence in the context of substance-induced psychosis.

While the accused has remained psychiatrically stable and compliant with treatment, the Board concluded that a detention order remains the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Board granted additional privileges, including discretionary community living and travel within Southern Ontario, subject to hospital approval and ongoing supervision.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition under s. 672.81(1) of the Criminal Code.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for mischief and other offences, suffers from schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

While the accused demonstrated clinical stability in a highly structured community setting, the Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his reliance on supervision for medication compliance and abstinence.

The Board concluded that continuing the existing detention order remains the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review of the accused's disposition under s. 672.81(1) of the Criminal Code.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and other offences, has diagnoses of schizophrenia and severe stimulant use disorder.

While the accused demonstrated stability in the community, the Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to the risk of rapid clinical destabilization if he relapses into substance use.

The Board concluded that a conditional discharge was premature and ordered the continuation of the existing detention order to ensure adequate supervision and risk management.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault.

The accused's diagnoses include schizophrenia and unspecified paraphilic disorder.

The Board accepted clinical evidence that while the accused's psychiatric condition is stable, he continues to experience residual symptoms and cognitive impairments that require a highly structured hospital environment.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his detention at the hospital as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm, was subject to an annual review hearing by the Ontario Review Board.

The Hospital and the Attorney General recommended continued detention, while the accused sought a conditional discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, limited insight, and upcoming transitions in housing and employment.

The Board ordered a continued detention order with reduced reporting requirements and added travel passes to Quebec.

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

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for assault offences, is diagnosed with schizophrenia and substance use disorder.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety, particularly due to his vulnerability to stressors and recent relapse into cannabis use, which historically leads to decompensation and violent behaviour.

The Board concluded that a continued Detention Order at the hospital, with privileges for community living, remains the necessary and appropriate disposition to manage his risk.

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

The accused, diagnosed with ultra-treatment resistant schizophrenia, had been residing in the community under a Conditional Discharge.

The Board accepted expert evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his lack of insight and the high risk of decompensation and violence if he were to discontinue his medication.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Conditional Discharge with a treatment condition, but declined to impose a weapons prohibition.

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

The accused, diagnosed with Schizophrenia, had been living in the community under a conditional discharge and recently transitioned to oral medication.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to transient psychotic symptoms.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge, with the addition of a discretionary travel pass to allow the accused to travel to Saudi Arabia and/or Somalia accompanied by an approved person.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been residing in the community without incident, maintaining medication compliance, and demonstrating good insight into his illness.

The treatment team, supported by all parties, recommended an absolute discharge.

Applying the test from Winko, the Board found the accused no longer posed a significant threat to public safety and granted an absolute discharge.

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

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm and was subject to a detention order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

The Board found that the accused, who suffers from schizoaffective disorder and has a history of substance use and violence, continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order, but expanded the accused's community living privileges to include the Greater Toronto Area to facilitate his transition to supportive housing.

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

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for various offences in 2015, suffers from schizophrenia and major neurocognitive disorder.

He currently resides in a secure long-term care facility.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence that the accused's risk is mitigated by his structured environment and medication, the Board found that he no longer poses a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered an absolute discharge.

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

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-refractory schizophrenia and substance use disorders, had recently decompensated due to medication non-compliance, exhibiting agitation and inappropriate sexualized behaviours.

The Board accepted the hospital's recommendation, supported by all parties, that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order to ensure adequate supervision and the ability to rapidly readmit the accused if his mental state deteriorates.

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

The accused suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia and experiences pervasive bizarre and grandiose delusions.

While the accused has not engaged in physical violence since 2008, he has a history of threatening behaviour and lacks insight into his illness.

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

However, noting his successful transition to permanent supportive housing and compliance with long-acting injectable medication, the Board ordered a Conditional Discharge subject to conditions including a residency requirement and abstinence from non-medical intoxicants other than cannabis.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the conditional discharge of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for arson.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended continuing the conditional discharge but removing the abstinence and non-attendance clauses to allow the treatment team to monitor the accused's return to social alcohol use.

The accused sought an absolute discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, severe alcohol use disorder, and limited insight into how alcohol could destabilize his mental state.

The Board ordered a continuation of the conditional discharge with the amended terms recommended by the hospital.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for attempt murder and designated as a high risk accused.

The Board found the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to residual schizophrenia symptoms and cannabis use disorder.

However, noting his clinical progress, the Board ordered continued detention at Ontario Shores but granted indirectly supervised hospital and grounds privileges, finding that s. 672.64(3) of the Criminal Code does not preclude such privileges for a high risk accused.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for robbery and theft.

The accused, diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, had been living in the community under a Detention Order.

The hospital and Crown sought a continuation of the Detention Order, while the accused sought a Conditional Discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to residual psychosis and the risk of rapid decompensation if medication non-compliant.

However, the Board concluded that his risk could be safely managed under a Conditional Discharge with strict conditions, including a treatment condition, a residency requirement, and a condition requiring him to return to the hospital upon notice.