The appellant, who was found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault, appealed a disposition of the Ontario Review Board ordering his detention on a secure forensic unit.
He argued the Board erred by rejecting a hybrid disposition that would have allowed discretion to transfer him to a general forensic unit.
The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, finding the Board's conclusion that a hybrid disposition was premature to be reasonable given the early stages of the appellant's treatment.
Although the Board improperly relied on the appellant's request for an absolute discharge to buttress its findings, the error was of no consequence.
