Dr. A. Courtright

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, remained highly symptomatic despite medication compliance.

Relying on the attending psychiatrist's evidence, the Board found the accused remained unfit to stand trial due to significant cognitive impairment and disorganization.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Order at the hospital, but expanded the accused's community privileges to facilitate a gradual transition to supportive housing.

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

The accused sought an absolute discharge to live with his father, the victim of the index offence.

The hospital and Crown recommended a renewed detention order with community living privileges in Hamilton.

Relying on the expert evidence of the attending psychiatrist, the Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder, limited insight, and risk of rapid decompensation if non-compliant with medication.

The Board renewed the detention order with added community living provisions and removed the incendiary device prohibition.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for attempted murder after stabbing the victim over 40 times while experiencing psychosis.

At the initial Ontario Review Board disposition hearing, the Board considered the accused's diagnoses of schizoaffective disorder and substance use disorders, alongside a history of rapid decompensation and aggression when non-compliant with medication.

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

The Board ordered a detention disposition at the hospital, granting gradual, indirectly supervised community access privileges to support rehabilitation, while imposing a no-contact order and perimeter restrictions regarding the victim.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for robbery in 2007, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual hearing.

The accused has treatment-refractory schizophrenia and a history of substance use and elopement attempts.

The hospital, the Attorney General, and the accused jointly submitted that the current Detention Order with privileges up to community living in 24-hour supervised accommodation remained necessary and appropriate.

The Board accepted the joint submission and the evidence of the treating psychiatrist, concluding that the accused's continued risk profile warranted maintaining the current Disposition without changes.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for arson.

The accused, diagnosed with delusional disorder, recently began receiving antipsychotic medication after exhausting appeals regarding his incapacity for treatment.

The Board accepted psychiatric evidence that the accused lacks insight into his illness and would likely discontinue medication if discharged, leading to decompensation and increased risk of violence.

The Board concluded the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his detention disposition with a minor amendment to his privileges.