Dr. A. Wang

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for robbery and theft.

The accused, diagnosed with Schizoaffective Disorder, had been living in the community under a Detention Order.

The hospital and Crown sought 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 residual psychosis and the risk of rapid decompensation if medication non-compliant.

However, the Board concluded that his risk could be safely managed under a Conditional Discharge with strict conditions, including a treatment condition, a residency requirement, and a condition requiring him to return to the hospital upon notice.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for communicating safeguarded information about a nuclear power plant to a foreign entity or terrorist group during a manic episode.

At his initial disposition hearing before the Ontario Review Board, the hospital and the accused sought an absolute discharge, while the Attorney General sought a conditional discharge.

The majority of the Board found that the accused no longer posed a significant threat to the safety of the public, noting his current stability, medication compliance, abstinence from substances, and strong family support.

The accused was granted an absolute discharge.

A dissenting member would have ordered a conditional discharge due to concerns about insight and historical medication non-compliance.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for arson and assaulting peace officers.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to determine his disposition.

The Board found that the accused, who has a history of bipolar disorder, medication nonadherence, and substance use, poses a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered his detention on the General Forensic Unit at Ontario Shores, with privileges to live in the community in approved accommodation, and imposed prohibitions including a ban on possessing incendiary devices.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for criminal harassment and failure to comply with probation.

The accused sought an absolute discharge, arguing he no longer posed a significant threat to public safety.

The hospital and the Attorney General recommended continuing the conditional discharge with the removal of certain clauses.

Relying on the attending psychiatrist's evidence that the accused experienced residual psychotic symptoms and required structured support for medication compliance, the Board found the accused continued to pose a significant threat.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with the removal of the treatment and residence clauses.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the conditional discharge of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder and firearms offences.

The accused sought an absolute discharge or, alternatively, the removal of the condition requiring him to take prescribed medication.

The majority of the Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia, lack of insight, and the risk of decompensation if he stops his medication.

The majority concluded that the treatment condition remains necessary and appropriate.

A minority would have removed the treatment condition to test the accused's voluntary compliance.