The Crown charged the defendant with assault causing bodily harm, breach of probation (failure to keep the peace and be of good behaviour), and possession of prohibited incendiary devices.
The defendant pleaded not guilty and represented himself.
The Crown initially raised a not criminally responsible (NCR) defence but abandoned it after a psychiatric assessment concluded the defendant did not qualify.
However, after receiving additional material including prior court transcripts, the Crown renewed the NCR application.
The trial judge found the defendant NCR for the assault and related breach of probation based on the totality of evidence, despite the psychiatrist's opinion to the contrary.
The defendant was convicted of the lighter possession charge and sentenced to one day in jail, with disposition to be determined by the Ontario Review Board.
