R. Cormier

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found unfit to stand trial on various charges including assault and assaulting a peace officer.

The accused, who has severe intellectual impairment and Autism Spectrum Disorder, resides at a highly supervised group home.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and the psychiatric evidence that the accused remains permanently unfit to stand trial and continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a conditional discharge with ongoing reporting requirements, finding this to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition available.

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

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for assault and assault causing bodily harm in 1994, suffers from schizoaffective disorder and autism spectrum disorder.

The hospital and the Attorney-General sought a continuation of the detention order, while the accused sought an absolute discharge.

Relying on the uncontradicted psychiatric evidence that the accused remains at high risk of unprovoked violence and requires total care for his physical needs, the Board concluded that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The detention order was renewed.

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

The accused, who suffers from a moderate intellectual disability and a congenital brain tumor, had been detained at a forensic psychiatric hospital.

The hospital and all parties jointly submitted that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety but had made recent progress in managing his behavior.

The Board accepted the joint submission, finding that the accused remained a significant threat under the Winko test.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current detention order, while strongly encouraging the hospital to find an appropriately supervised community placement for the accused.

The Ontario Review Board convened a hearing to review the hospital's decision to significantly increase the restriction of the accused's liberty by readmitting him to the Forensic Assessment Unit following a severe drug overdose and subsequent aggressive behaviour.

The accused, who had been residing in the community, consumed a near-fatal amount of amphetamines and threatened his attending psychiatrist.

Applying the Campbell framework, the Board found that the readmission was a significant restriction of his liberty but was reasonable, warranted, and represented the least onerous and least restrictive course of action available to manage the heightened risk.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for arson due to bipolar disorder.

The hospital recommended an absolute discharge, noting the accused's medication compliance, insight into his illness, and stable community living.

The Board applied the Winko threshold and found that the accused no longer poses a significant threat to the safety of the public.

An absolute discharge was granted.

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

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorders, and experienced several relapses and elopements from the hospital over the past year.

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

The Board ordered the continuation of a detention order with permission to reside in the community in approved accommodation, including a residential treatment program.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for five counts of assault, was subject to an annual review hearing by the Ontario Review Board.

The accused suffers from schizophrenia and severe substance use disorders.

The treating psychiatrist testified that the accused was poorly engaged with the treatment team, not optimally treated, and continued to use cocaine and cannabis.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public due to his psychotic illness exacerbated by ongoing drug use and poor insight.

The Board ordered the maintenance of the current detention order as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible (NCR) for criminal harassment.

The accused had previously been found NCR for similar offences against the same victim and was subject to a Detention Order.

While on a conditional release, he breached non-communication orders and traveled to the victim's city, leading to the new charges.

Relying on uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing erotomanic delusions, marginal insight, and active cannabis use.

The Board ordered a Detention Order mirroring his previous disposition.

Ryan G. Gorman, previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and other offences, underwent his annual review hearing before the Ontario Review Board.

The Hospital recommended an absolute discharge, arguing he no longer posed a significant threat to public safety.

The Attorney General opposed, citing recent stressors, increased cannabis use, and non-compliance with residence conditions.

The Board found that the accused's recent behaviour mirrored his pre-index offence conduct, demonstrating partial insight and fragility in protective factors.

The Board concluded he continues to represent a significant threat to public safety and ordered a continued conditional discharge.

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

The hospital and the accused's counsel submitted that he no longer posed a significant threat to public safety, a position ultimately adopted by the Attorney General.

The Board found that the accused had made sustained progress, was stabilized on medication, and had not acted violently in years.

Applying the Winko threshold, the Board concluded the accused no longer posed a significant threat and ordered an absolute discharge.

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

The accused had been found not criminally responsible for assault.

Relying on the uncontroverted expert evidence of the hospital's most responsible physician, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to treatment-refractory schizophrenia, a history of substance use, and limited insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge without adding the travel restrictions proposed by the hospital and the Crown, finding them unnecessary given the accused's compliance and therapeutic alliance.

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

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended continuing the conditional discharge, while the accused sought an absolute discharge.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused's delusional disorder remains only in partial remission and that he lacks insight into his need for long-acting injectable medication.

The Board concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, specifically a risk of psychological harm to the victim, and ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose and criminal harassment.

The accused had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.

The majority of the Board found that the accused had made significant progress, demonstrated strong insight, and no longer posed a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered an absolute discharge, with one member dissenting in favour of a conditional discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review and a restriction of liberty hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for various offences.

The accused had been living in the community but was readmitted to the hospital after triggering a fire alarm while smoking cocaine, leading to his impending eviction.

The Board found that the restriction of liberty was warranted and necessary.

Relying on uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board concluded that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, substance use disorder, and limited insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention order.

The accused was found not criminally responsible on charges of criminal harassment and failing to comply with an undertaking.

At his initial hearing before the Ontario Review Board, the Board found that he poses a significant threat to the safety of the public due to his schizoaffective disorder, substance use, and recent escalation in aggressive behaviour.

The Board ordered a detention order with conditions, including permission to reside in the community in approved accommodation, abstention from drugs and alcohol, and a non-contact order with the victim.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, OCD, and PTSD, has been detained at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre.

The parties jointly submitted that the accused continues to present a significant threat to public safety and requires a continued detention order.

The Board accepted the joint submission, maintaining the detention order while expanding the radius for approved community accommodation to 150 kilometres and extending family travel passes to two weeks.

The Board also directed the hospital to expedite a long-delayed sleep study to facilitate the accused's community reintegration.

The accused was found not criminally responsible (NCR) for assault causing bodily harm after attacking a stranger in his apartment building while experiencing a psychotic episode due to medication non-compliance.

The Ontario Review Board held a disposition hearing to determine if the accused posed a significant threat to public safety.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused's treatment-resistant paranoid schizophrenia and substance use posed a significant risk of future violence.

The Board ordered a detention order, rather than a conditional discharge, to ensure the hospital could monitor the accused and intervene if he decompensated, while allowing for community living in approved accommodation.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for assault and uttering threats.

At her annual review hearing before the Ontario Review Board, the Board considered whether she continued to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The evidence indicated that she suffers from schizoaffective disorder, lacks insight into her illness, and requires a highly supported environment to manage her medication and risk of violence.

The Board found that she continues to represent a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of her current Detention Order at the forensic hospital.

The accused was found not criminally responsible (NCR) for multiple counts of mischief after damaging religious property while experiencing psychosis.

At his initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of rapid decompensation when non-compliant with medication.

However, noting his current stability, insight into his illness, and strong family support, the Board accepted a joint submission and ordered a conditional discharge with conditions including weekly reporting and abstention from intoxicants.

The accused was charged with causing unnecessary pain to an animal after stomping on a Canada Goose gosling.

He was found unfit to stand trial due to frontotemporal dementia and the matter was remitted to the Ontario Review Board.

The Board found that he remains permanently unfit to stand trial as his neurocognitive disorder renders him unable to meaningfully communicate with counsel.

The Board also found that he currently poses a significant risk to the safety of the public due to his lack of community supports.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge, agreeing with the joint recommendation of the parties, as it is the least onerous disposition capable of protecting the public.