Alvin Ivan Schieck

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and breach of probation.

The accused, who has bipolar disorder and substance use disorders, had previously been readmitted to the hospital after unilaterally stopping his antipsychotic medication.

However, he subsequently stabilized, gained insight into his need for medication, and maintained abstinence from substances.

The Board accepted the joint recommendation of the parties, finding that while the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, a conditional discharge is the necessary and appropriate disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for robbery and other offences.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended the accused be transferred to a less secure facility, noting marked improvements in his behaviour and stability after transitioning to a long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication.

The accused agreed with the proposed transfer.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted medical evidence, finding that while the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, his recent progress warrants a transfer.

The Board ordered a detention disposition at the Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care with escorted hospital and grounds privileges.

The accused was found unfit to stand trial on charges including assault with a weapon and aggravated assault.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing to determine fitness and the appropriate disposition.

Applying the Taylor and Bharwani tests, the Board found the accused remained unfit to stand trial due to an inability to understand the proceedings or meaningfully instruct counsel.

Given the accused's psychotic illness and the serious nature of the index offences, the Board ordered a detention disposition with a weapons prohibition and a no contact order to manage the risk to public safety.

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

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for violent offences, suffers from treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

The hospital and the Crown recommended 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 his brittle illness, history of severe violence, and need for supervised medication compliance.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to his existing Detention Order Disposition.

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

The hospital and Crown recommended maintaining the current detention disposition, while the accused sought a conditional discharge with community living.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, noting his lack of insight, ongoing delusions, and refusal to engage in substance abuse therapy.

The Board concluded that a conditional discharge was not realistic and ordered that the accused remain detained in a hospital setting.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing to determine the fitness of the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges of assault and failure to comply with a probation order.

The accused suffers from severe schizophrenia and has a history of extreme violence.

The Board accepted the psychiatric evidence that the accused remains psychotic, paranoid, and unfit to stand trial, as his condition would impair his ability to instruct counsel and participate in a trial.

The Board ordered continued detention at the hospital.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for arson, was subject to an annual review of his conditional discharge.

The hospital initially recommended an absolute discharge but changed its position after learning the accused intended to use cannabis and had already begun doing so covertly.

The Review Board found that the accused's change in intention regarding substance use, combined with his history of psychosis and the potential for paranoia, meant he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with amendments to allow the treatment team to monitor his risk.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual disposition hearing for the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on two charges of assault.

The accused's attending psychiatrist testified that she continues to lack insight into her charges and remains unfit to stand trial, though she has been successfully residing in the community with support.

The Board unanimously accepted the uncontroverted medical opinion, finding the accused remains unfit to stand trial, and ordered the continuation of her current disposition without amendment.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for the accused, who was found unfit to stand trial on charges including assault with a weapon.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, attacked a family member with a knife.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to ongoing psychotic symptoms and an inability to instruct counsel.

The Board ordered the accused to be detained at the Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care with specific privileges, finding that his risk could not be managed in a less secure facility.

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

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for violent offences committed while experiencing psychosis exacerbated by cannabis use, sought a Conditional Discharge to return to his home community.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended continuing the Detention Order.

Relying on uncontroverted psychiatric evidence, the Board found the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board concluded a Detention Order remained necessary to allow the hospital to oversee his gradual reintegration and ensure prompt readmission if his mental state deteriorated.