Dre M. Strike

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for assault and uttering threats.

The hospital and the accused submitted that he no longer posed a significant threat to public safety, noting his three years of sobriety, stable mental state, and strong community support.

The Crown ultimately agreed.

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

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for murder due to a delusional disorder.

The treating psychiatrist testified that the accused's cognitive function had declined and his paranoid delusions had expanded, causing him to feel unsafe at his long-term care residence.

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

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a detention order at the hospital with strict controls on his community access.

La Commission ontarienne d'examen a tenu une audience d'examen annuel pour l'accusé, qui avait été déclaré non responsable criminellement de voies de fait avec arme et d'autres infractions.

L'hôpital et le procureur général ont soutenu que l'accusé continuait de représenter une menace importante pour la sécurité publique et nécessitait une ordonnance de détention, tandis que l'accusé demandait une libération inconditionnelle ou conditionnelle.

La Commission a conclu que l'accusé posait toujours une menace importante en raison de sa maladie mentale grave, de ses antécédents de toxicomanie et de son besoin de supervision pour assurer la prise de ses médicaments.

La Commission a ordonné le maintien de l'ordonnance de détention, tout en accordant des privilèges élargis en reconnaissance des progrès récents de l'accusé.