T. Wall

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for weapons and threat offences.

The accused has schizophrenia and severe substance use disorder.

The treatment team and Crown recommended a continued Detention Order, noting the accused's intermittent cocaine use and resulting psychiatric deterioration.

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

A Detention Order was maintained, but the Board expanded the accused's travel radius to 200 kilometres to facilitate visits with his girlfriend, provided he maintains abstinence and stability.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for assaulting police.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and substance use disorder, had a stable year and was expected to transition to supervised community living.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties, finding that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his brittle illness and need for supervision.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Order with expanded privileges, including travel within Southern Ontario and indirectly supervised access to the community.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for threatening death and criminal harassment, underwent an annual review of her hospital detention disposition.

The Ontario Review Board found that she continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to her schizoaffective disorder and history of elopement.

The Board ordered her continued detention at the hospital with privileges, noting that while she is ready for community living, she requires 24-hour supervision, which could include long-term care or other supervised housing options.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for offences including uttering threats and possession of a weapon.

The accused had recently been discharged to transitional housing and demonstrated medication compliance and abstinence from substances.

However, due to his history of rapid decompensation and substance use, the Board found he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of his Detention Disposition to ensure rigorous oversight and the ability to rapidly return him to the hospital if necessary.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and weapons offences.

The accused, diagnosed with Schizophrenia, had transitioned to injectable medication and his psychotic symptoms were in remission.

However, relying on uncontroverted psychiatric evidence, the Board found he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety due to residual psychosis and cognitive deficits.

The Board ordered a continued detention disposition at the hospital, with added privileges for travel with an approved person.

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

The accused suffers from schizophrenia, mild neurocognitive disorder, and cannabis use disorder.

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

While all parties agreed to add a community living provision to the detention disposition, the hospital and the accused argued for 'accommodation approved by the person in charge' to maximize flexibility.

The Board rejected this, accepting the attending psychiatrist's evidence that the accused requires the highest levels of supervision.

The Board ordered a detention disposition with community living in supervised accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board held a Restriction of Liberty hearing after the accused, who had been living in the community, was readmitted to the hospital.

The hospital presented evidence that the accused had become increasingly unreliable in attending appointments and had tested positive for substances, leading to a deterioration in his mental status.

The Board accepted the medical evidence that the accused was not yet ready to return to the community.

The Board found that the return to hospital was warranted and that his ongoing detention in the hospital was the least onerous and least restrictive decision available.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, was residing in a supervised community facility and no longer receiving electroconvulsive therapy.

The hospital and the Attorney General jointly recommended an absolute discharge.

Applying the Winko standard, the Board found that the accused lacked the physical ability to cause significant harm and no longer represented a significant threat to public safety.

An absolute discharge was granted.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for arson, had his annual review before the Ontario Review Board.

He suffers from schizophrenia and neurocognitive disorder, and requires significant care.

He was readmitted to the hospital after failing in supportive housing due to aggressive behaviour and unsafe smoking habits.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered his continued detention at the hospital.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and a substance use disorder, had been detained at CAMH.

The Board accepted the joint recommendation of the parties, supported by the treating psychiatrist's evidence, that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

A Detention Order was issued directing the accused's detention on a General Forensic Unit with specified privileges and prohibitions, without overnight passes.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and a substance use disorder, had recently been transferred to a more secure unit following substance use and aggressive behaviour.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, as he would likely decompensate and re-engage in criminal conduct if discharged.

The Board ordered that the current detention disposition be renewed and upheld the ongoing restriction of liberties to allow for further monitoring.

The Royal Ottawa Hospital requested an early review of the accused's disposition to permit her to move to a group home in Limoges, Ontario.

The hospital initially sought to expand the accused's community living radius to 150 kilometres.

Following discussions at the hearing, the parties consented to expanding the radius to 50 kilometres to facilitate the application to the Limoges group home, while maintaining the scheduled date for the next annual review.

The Ontario Review Board ordered the disposition amended accordingly.

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

The hospital requested a change from a conditional discharge to a detention order due to the accused's deterioration, medication non-compliance, positive cocaine tests, and antisocial behaviour.

The Board found the accused continued to represent a significant threat to public safety and ordered detention at the hospital with a full range of privileges, including community living in approved accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm and failing to comply with probation.

The accused sought an absolute discharge, while the hospital and the Attorney General recommended a continued detention disposition with added travel privileges.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his fragile mental state, susceptibility to substance abuse, and need for medication monitoring and supervised housing.

The Board ordered a detention disposition with privileges, including travel passes to visit family.

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for firearms offences and was subject to a disposition.

At his annual review hearing, the Ontario Review Board considered whether he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The evidence indicated that his schizophrenia was well managed with medication, he had good insight into his need for treatment, and he was closely monitored by a community ACT team.

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

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for assault and assaulting a peace officer.

The accused had successfully transitioned to independent living in the community but continued to require the support of the forensic system, including daily visits from an ACT team.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to the safety of the public and ordered a Detention Order Disposition with the same terms and conditions as the previous disposition, as requested by all parties.

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

The accused, who suffers from Bipolar 1 Disorder and cognitive impairment, was previously subject to a Detention Order at Providence Care Hospital.

Relying on uncontroverted expert psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused lacks insight into his condition and requires strict supervision to maintain medication adherence and alcohol abstinence.

The Board concluded that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order.

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

The accused had previously been found not criminally responsible for assault and failing to comply with probation.

Based on a joint submission and uncontroverted expert evidence, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to the risk of substance use relapse triggered by negative peer influences.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge.

The accused was found Not Criminally Responsible (NCR) on charges of aggravated assault, assault, and threatening bodily harm.

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

The Board found that the accused, who suffers from treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder and has a history of medication non-compliance, remains a significant threat to the public.

The Board ordered a hybrid Detention Order at the secure forensic unit, with discretion for the person in charge to transfer the accused to a general forensic unit, along with specific privileges and restrictions.

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

The accused was previously found not criminally responsible for several violent offences.

The hospital, Attorney-General, and the accused jointly submitted that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and recommended a continuation of the existing Detention Order.

Relying on uncontroverted expert evidence, the Board found that while the accused has made progress in maintaining sobriety and adhering to his medication regimen, he requires further assessment of his ability to cope with independent living.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order.