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Appeal from Ontario Review Board dismissed; detention order upheld due to significant threat to public safety.
The appellant appealed a disposition of the Ontario Review Board, seeking an absolute or conditional discharge.
The Court of Appeal upheld the Board's decision that the appellant posed a significant threat to public safety due to his history of violence, mental illness, and limited insight.
The Court found the Board reasonably concluded that a conditional discharge could not sufficiently manage the risk of decompensation and that detention was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.
The appeal was dismissed.
Appeal from Ontario Review Board dismissed; conditional discharge maintained due to ongoing public safety risk.
The appellant appealed a decision of the Ontario Review Board ordering that he continue to be subject to a conditional discharge.
He argued for an absolute discharge, supported by a doctor's opinion.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding that the Board's decision was not unreasonable given the appellant's continuing pattern of criminal behaviour, impulsivity, and need for monitoring.
