Y. Alatishe

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for various offences due to schizophrenia.

The hospital and Crown argued the accused remained a significant threat to public safety and sought a Detention Order or continuation of the Conditional Discharge, while the accused sought an Absolute Discharge.

The Board found that despite a stable year in the community, the accused's profound lack of insight into his illness and the likelihood of medication non-compliance and rapid decompensation meant he remained a significant threat.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Conditional Discharge, removing only the urinalysis condition.

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

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

The hospital's most responsible physician testified that while the accused is doing very well and is fully compliant with medication, she continues to represent a significant threat to public safety if the support of the treatment team were suddenly removed before a transition to a civil mental health team is established.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including assault and failing to comply with probation.

The accused suffers from schizoaffective disorder and an intellectual developmental disorder.

Relying on psychiatric evidence that the accused has no reality-based understanding of the proceedings and poses a significant threat to public safety, the Board unanimously found the accused remains permanently unfit to stand trial.

The Board ordered the continuation of the current Detention Order without amendment.

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

The accused had been living in the community but experienced a brief readmission to the hospital due to substance use and subtle decompensation.

The hospital and Crown sought a continuation of the detention order, arguing the Mental Health Act was insufficient to ensure timely readmission if his mental state deteriorated.

The Board found the accused remained a significant threat to public safety but concluded a conditional discharge was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

Relying on recent appellate jurisprudence, the Board imposed a conditional discharge with a modified 'Young clause' requiring the accused to attend and submit to hospital admission upon direction, enforceable under the Criminal Code.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for assault with a weapon and other offences.

At his initial hearing before the Ontario Review Board, the Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder.

The Board ordered a detention order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with a provision allowing community living in approved accommodation, in accordance with the joint submission of the parties.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, continues to experience paranoia and cognitive deficits.

The hospital recommended continuing the detention order with community living privileges, while removing the abstinence clause.

The Crown and Amicus supported this recommendation.

The Board concluded the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of the detention order with the recommended amendments, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The accused was charged with assault causing bodily harm and previously found unfit to stand trial.

At her initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the Board considered whether she had become fit.

Relying on the evidence of her treating psychiatrist and the accused's own testimony, the Board found she remained actively psychotic with complex delusions, including the belief that she is a 'Crown Empress' immune from prosecution.

Applying the Supreme Court's test in Bharwani, the Board concluded her delusions prevented a reality-based understanding of the proceedings.

The accused was found unfit to stand trial and a detention order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health was issued to manage her risk and provide ongoing treatment.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and other offences.

The accused had been living in the community, maintained medication compliance, abstained from substances, and developed good insight into his schizoaffective disorder.

Based on the hospital's evidence and a joint submission from the parties, the Board found that the accused no longer poses a significant threat to public safety and granted an absolute discharge.

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

The accused suffers from schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder.

The treating psychiatrist testified that while the accused's mental state is currently stable on anti-psychotic medication, he lacks insight into his illness, continues to use cannabis, and would likely decompensate and pose a risk of violence if granted an absolute discharge.

The Board accepted this evidence, finding that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge.

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

The accused, who suffers from treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder and autism spectrum disorder, did not attend the hearing.

Based on a joint submission and evidence from the treating psychiatrist, the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a detention order at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, with a modification to reduce reporting to no less than once per month.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, had made recent progress in hospital programs but continued to experience psychotic symptoms and had recently used substances.

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

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention order with an amendment requiring the accused to report to the hospital every two weeks when living in the community.

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

The hospital and the Crown recommended a conditional discharge, while the accused consented to a conditional discharge but also asked the Board to consider an absolute discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his history of violence, personality disorders, and need for ongoing support to transition to the civil mental health system.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge with terms including residing at a specific address, reporting to the hospital, and abstaining from intoxicants.

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

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, had recently stopped taking his medication and exhibited threatening behaviour.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused remain detained at the hospital, finding that a conditional discharge was premature given his ongoing psychotic symptoms and limited insight into his need for medication.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for breach of probation and causing a disturbance, was subject to an annual Review Board hearing.

The accused has a diagnosis of schizophrenia and a history of substance use and violence toward his mother.

The attending psychiatrist testified that the accused continues to experience breakthrough symptoms and lacks insight into his illness and substance use risks.

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

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault and committing an indecent act, was subject to an annual review hearing by the Ontario Review Board.

The hospital and the Crown recommended continued detention with the addition of travel passes, 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 diagnoses of schizophrenia and substance use disorder, recent rule violations, and the need for monitored transition into the community.

The Board ordered a continuation of the detention disposition with the addition of travel passes.

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

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

While the accused made significant progress, including finding employment and engaging in programming, he remains in the early stages of insight into his illness and substance use.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition with amended conditions to allow for community living in Brockville and increased passes to visit family.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for arson.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and a history of substance abuse, had recently missed medication doses and tested positive for cannabis.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his fragile mental state, ongoing negative symptoms, and recent non-compliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition, with an amendment requiring the accused to report to the hospital at least once per week while living in the community.

Tyler Gipson, previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and being unlawfully in a dwelling house, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for a mandatory review of his disposition.

The Board found that he continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his diagnoses of schizophrenia and severe methamphetamine use disorder, alongside a history of medication non-compliance and vulnerability to peer influence.

The Board ordered the continuation of his Detention Disposition with amendments allowing for indirect passes into the community and giving the hospital flexibility to approve unsupervised accommodation.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for weapons and mischief offences.

The accused has treatment-resistant schizophrenia and severe substance use disorders, with recent incidents of cocaine use while detained at the hospital.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing substance use and poor insight.

The Board ordered the continuation of the detention disposition, adding conditions to permit community living within a 275 km radius of the hospital in approved accommodation, subject to reporting requirements, to facilitate potential residential addictions treatment.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for uttering threats and breach of probation, was subject to a mandatory annual review by the Ontario Review Board.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing symptoms of schizophrenia, alcohol cravings, and recent incidents of elopement and unprovoked assault while in hospital.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition to manage his risk and facilitate further treatment.