The appellant appealed a December 13, 2018 Ontario Review Board disposition ordering his detention on a General Forensic Unit at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care.
The appellant had been on conditional discharge and did not attend his Board hearing on December 10, 2018.
His counsel requested an adjournment without providing reasons or a timeframe.
The appellant argued the Board denied him procedural fairness by rejecting the adjournment request and proceeding in his absence.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding no error in the Board's discretionary decision to proceed with the hearing.
