DATE: 20060911
COURT OF APPEAL FOR ONTARIO
RE:
HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN (Respondent) v. WILLIAM BISHOPRIC (Appellant)
BEFORE:
DOHERTY, LASKIN and BORINS JJ.A.
COUNSEL:
William Bishopric
appearing in person
P. Burstein as amicus curiae
Shawn Porter
for the respondent
Julie Zamprogna Ballès
for the Regional Mental Health Care and St. Joseph’s Health Care
HEARD & ENDORSED:
September 5, 2006
On appeal from the disposition of the Hon. E.P. Hartt of the Ontario Review Board dated January 12, 2006.
A P P E A L B O O K E N D O R S E M E N T
1The court appreciates the helpful and well focussed arguments presented by Mr. Burstein. We are satisfied, however, that the findings of the Board, while less than ideally stated, constitute a finding that the appellant constituted a significant risk to the public albeit primarily through violent suicidal conduct that could cause significant harm to others.