Dr. I. Swayze

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for sexual assault.

The accused's diagnoses include schizophrenia and unspecified paraphilic disorder.

The Board accepted clinical evidence that while the accused's psychiatric condition is stable, he continues to experience residual symptoms and cognitive impairments that require a highly structured hospital environment.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his detention at the hospital as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the disposition of an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder and attempted murder due to a cannabis-induced psychotic disorder.

The hospital and the Attorney General argued that the accused remained a significant threat and sought a conditional discharge, citing concerns about potential relapse under stress.

The Board found that the accused had been free of psychosis and abstinent from cannabis for several years, maintained stable housing and employment, and pursued education.

Concluding that the risk of reoffending was speculative and unsupported by evidence, the Board found the accused no longer posed a significant threat to public safety and ordered an absolute discharge.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and assaulting a peace officer, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual hearing.

The accused has been living in the community on a conditional discharge, maintaining abstinence from cannabis, and complying with his treatment regimen for schizophrenia.

All parties agreed that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety but recommended removing the abstinence and consent to treatment clauses from his disposition to test his independence.

The Board accepted the joint submission, maintaining the conditional discharge while removing the specified clauses to support the accused's pathway toward an absolute discharge.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for robbery and aggravated assault, is diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia and substance use disorders.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to the safety of the public due to his fragile mental state, history of violence, and recent unauthorized leave of absence involving substance use.

The Board ordered that the accused remain detained at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health with discretionary privileges up to and including community living.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for breach of probation and other offences.

The accused suffers from treatment-refractory schizophrenia and a substance use disorder.

During the review period, the accused relapsed into cannabis use, which exacerbated his psychotic symptoms and necessitated readmission to the hospital.

The Board accepted the psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his ongoing symptoms, limited insight, and risk of decompensation.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order to ensure adequate supervision and the ability to rapidly readmit the accused if his mental state deteriorates.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused's disposition.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for attempted murder in 1991, has a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder and resides in the community under a detention order.

The majority of the Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to her treatment-resistant illness, lack of insight, and risk of rapid decompensation if she becomes non-compliant with medication.

The majority concluded that a detention order remains the necessary and appropriate disposition to ensure the hospital retains authority over her housing and can rapidly readmit her if her mental state deteriorates.

A dissenting minority would have granted a conditional discharge.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for uttering a death threat.

The accused has diagnoses of schizophrenia and polysubstance use disorder.

Based on a joint submission and psychiatric evidence, the Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to the safety of the public.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Order with privileges, noting that while the accused has had a stable year in a supervised community placement, he remains at high risk of relapse without structure and supervision.