Dr. R. McMaster

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment, was subject to an annual Review Board hearing.

The hospital and the Attorney General jointly submitted that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety and required a continued Detention Order, albeit with a minor modification to allow for more independent housing.

The Board accepted the joint submission, finding that the accused's bipolar disorder, lack of insight, and potential for rapid decompensation necessitated ongoing supervision and a Detention Order under s. 672.54 of the Criminal Code.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been residing in the community without incident, maintaining medication compliance, and demonstrating good insight into his illness.

The treatment team, supported by all parties, recommended an absolute discharge.

Applying the test from Winko, the Board found the accused no longer posed a significant threat to public safety and granted an absolute discharge.

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

The index offence involved a severe, unprovoked stabbing committed while the accused was experiencing substance-induced psychosis.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his severe, long-standing substance use disorder and vulnerability to psychosis if he relapses.

However, noting his complete remission, full-time employment, and positive community reintegration, the Board agreed with the joint submission and expert evidence that a conditional discharge is the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to protect the public.

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

The accused requested an absolute discharge, while the hospital and the Attorney General recommended maintaining the current disposition to monitor his mental stability following a recent reduction in his antipsychotic medication.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered that his care continue under the same terms as his current conditional discharge.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had a successful year in supportive housing and remained compliant with treatment.

Based on the expert evidence of his treating psychiatrist, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, as he would likely decompensate and pose a risk of violence if he experienced stressors or became noncompliant with medication.

The Board ordered a discharge with conditions, including a provision allowing for supervised travel to Pakistan.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, had taken an unauthorized leave from his community residence, used cannabis, and experienced a relapse of psychotic symptoms requiring hospital readmission.

Applying the Winko and Campbell frameworks, the Board found that the restriction of liberty was necessary and appropriate.

The Board further concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of the current detention disposition.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's Disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had recently been discharged to community housing and was doing well.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order without change, noting it was the least restrictive and least onerous Disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm, forcible entry, and mischief.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and substance use disorders, had recently relapsed into cannabis use, resulting in a criminal conviction for driving offences.

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

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order, with the addition of international travel privileges to allow the accused to travel with his family, noting family support as a crucial protective factor.

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 Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition following a finding of not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, had been living independently in the community, maintaining full medication compliance, and demonstrating excellent insight into his illness.

Relying on expert psychiatric evidence that the accused's symptoms were in full remission and his risk of relapse was extremely low, the Board found that he no longer posed a significant threat to public safety.

The accused was granted an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and assault with a weapon.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder, had been living independently and abstaining from substances.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety but ordered the continuation of his conditional discharge with the removal of conditions requiring abstention from substances and drug screening, noting his internal motivation to remain abstinent.

An appeal from an Ontario Review Board disposition ordering that the appellant remain subject to a conditional discharge.

The appellant, a 62-year-old woman with schizophrenia, was found not criminally responsible for assaulting a five-year-old child in 2011.

The Board concluded she remained a significant threat to public safety based on her history of non-compliance with medication and the risk of decompensation if she ceased treatment.

The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding the Board's conclusion unreasonable and speculative.

The court held that the evidence did not meet the onerous standard required under section 672.54 of the Criminal Code for maintaining restraints on an NCR accused's liberty, and ordered an absolute discharge.