R. Barr

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The hospital and the Attorney General sought a renewal of the conditional discharge, while the accused sought an absolute discharge.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his inability to recognize the onset of positive symptoms of schizophrenia and the risk of relapse if he resumes cannabis use or misses medication.

The Board renewed the conditional discharge but removed the absolute prohibition on cannabis use and certain travel pass conditions to test his internalized compliance, while emphasizing the need to transition his care to an Assertive Community Treatment Team.

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

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

The hospital and Crown opposed, citing his history of alcohol-induced decompensation and recent breaches of his disposition.

The Board applied the Winko test and found the accused continues to pose a significant threat due to the risk of alcohol relapse leading to medication non-compliance and violence.

The Board ordered a conditional discharge, removing an unenforceable residential treatment condition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was found unfit to stand trial in 1999 on charges of invitation to sexual touching and an indecent act.

The accused suffers from a permanent intellectual disability and requires 24-hour supervised residential support.

The treatment team and the Attorney-General recommended continuing the current detention order, while the accused's counsel explored a conditional discharge.

The Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial and that a detention order is necessary to protect public safety, given his history of boundary violations and the need for rapid readmission if his mental status decompensates.

The detention order was continued without amendment.