Shannon Leigh Curry

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

The accused is currently detained at a secure forensic psychiatric hospital.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to his schizophrenia and risk of medication non-compliance.

The Board ordered that the accused remain subject to a detention disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing to review the hospital's decision to significantly restrict the accused's liberty by placing him in seclusion following a severe assault on a co-patient.

The accused, who had previously been found not criminally responsible for assault, was secluded from November 2 to November 22, 2023, due to imminent risk of violence, active psychotic symptoms, and weapon-making behaviour.

The Board found the restriction of liberty was warranted and necessary for public safety.

Additionally, the Board ordered an independent assessment of the accused's mental condition and risk to public safety to be completed prior to his annual review hearing.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused previously found not criminally responsible for forcible entry, mischief, and assaulting a peace officer.

The accused, diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and substance use disorders, had his liberties restricted and was readmitted to the hospital following repeated substance use and an inability to manage independent living.

Applying the Winko framework, the Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a continued Detention Disposition and upheld the hospital's restriction of liberties as necessary and appropriate.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for attempted murder.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and antisocial personality disorder, sought a transfer to CAMH with additional privileges.

The hospital and Attorney-General supported the transfer and the addition of accompanied hospital and staff-escorted community passes.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted psychiatric evidence that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a Detention Disposition with a transfer to CAMH and the requested additional privileges, emphasizing the need for a cautious approach to community access.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder.

The accused has a lengthy history of violence, schizophrenia, and substance abuse.

All parties agreed that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and that his detention at the high-secure forensic hospital should continue.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order with no changes to its terms and, on consent of the parties, extended the time for the next hearing to 24 months due to the accused's stable but declining cognitive condition.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review for an accused found unfit to stand trial on charges including aggravated assault.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and substance use disorder, had recently experienced a decompensation in mental state and engaged in assaultive behaviour requiring seclusion.

Applying the Bharwani test, the Board found the accused remained unfit to stand trial.

Despite a joint submission from the hospital, Crown, and defence to transfer the accused to a less secure facility, the Board concluded that a transfer was inappropriate due to the risk of substance use and medication non-compliance.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Disposition at the current secure hospital.

The offender pleaded guilty to being an accessory after the fact to murder.

She assisted her boyfriend in evading police after he stabbed the victim to death.

The court accepted a joint submission for a sentence of 2 years less a day, credited with pre-trial custody, resulting in an 18.5-month conditional sentence followed by 3 years of probation.

The court noted the offender's youth, lack of prior record, and rehabilitative progress as mitigating factors.

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

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, has been held in seclusion and strongly opposes long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication.

The Board accepted psychiatric evidence that the accused fabricates symptoms to avoid medication and would pose a significant threat to public safety if released from the highly structured environment.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Disposition and maintained its recommendation for an interprovincial transfer to Philippe-Pinel.

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

The accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder, resides at a mental health centre and suffers from schizophrenia.

The Board accepted the joint submission of the parties and the evidence of the attending psychiatrist that the accused continues to experience auditory hallucinations and remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention order without change.

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

The accused had remained abstinent from substances but urine screens indicated non-compliance with his antipsychotic medication for several months.

The Board accepted the attending psychiatrist's evidence that the accused's mental stability is contingent on medication compliance and that decompensation would increase his risk of violence, particularly because he resides with the victim of the index offence.

The Board concluded the accused remains a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of his Conditional Discharge without change.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault after pushing a stranger onto subway tracks.

At the initial disposition hearing, the Ontario Review Board found that the accused remained a significant threat to public safety due to his severe psychotic illness, extensive substance use history, and poor insight.

Relying on uncontroverted expert evidence, the Board ordered the accused detained at a high-secure forensic hospital to manage his medication and minimize his access to substances.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for attempted murder, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual review.

The Board considered whether he continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

Evidence from the hospital and his attending psychiatrist demonstrated sustained psychiatric stability, complete abstinence from substances, excellent insight, and strong family support.

The Board applied the Winko framework and concluded the accused no longer posed a significant threat.

An absolute discharge was granted.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for multiple violent offences.

The accused continues to suffer from treatment-resistant schizoaffective disorder, lacks insight into his illness, and refuses to cooperate with blood monitoring for clozapine treatment.

The Board accepted the hospital's evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the Detention Order at the high-secure forensic setting as the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for attempted murder.

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-resistant schizophrenia, had a history of severe psychotic decompensation, unpredictable violence, and treatment noncompliance.

Although the accused showed recent improvements following adjustments to his medication and electroconvulsive therapy, the Board accepted the attending psychiatrist's evidence that the stability was recent and achieved under maximal containment conditions.

The Board concluded that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety and ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order at the high secure forensic program.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory annual review for an accused found not criminally responsible for violent offences due to treatment-resistant schizophrenia.

Despite a joint submission from the hospital, Crown, and accused supporting a transfer to a less secure facility, the Board found the transfer premature.

The Board noted the accused's fragile clinical stability, recent episodes of aggression, and history of rapid decompensation when medication monitoring was reduced.

The Board ordered continued detention at the high-secure facility with a weapons prohibition.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for dangerous driving causing death following a single psychotic episode.

At her annual Review Board hearing, the hospital and her counsel sought an absolute discharge, while the Attorney General sought a conditional discharge.

The Board excused the accused during the reading of Victim Impact Statements to protect her mental health.

Relying on psychiatric evidence that the accused no longer had an active psychiatric diagnosis, had been stable off antipsychotic medication for over two years, and had developed strong insight and community supports, the Board concluded she no longer posed a significant threat to public safety.

An absolute discharge was granted.

The accused was found unfit to stand trial on charges of resisting a peace officer and theft.

The Ontario Review Board held a disposition hearing to review his fitness.

The Board found that the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to his inability to communicate or participate in the court process.

A Detention Order to a high secure forensic program was issued with conditions, including prohibitions on weapons, incendiary devices, and substance use, to manage his risk.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder, appeared before the Ontario Review Board for an annual review of his disposition.

The accused brought motions arguing the Board lost jurisdiction due to delay and alleging bias and misconduct by the clinical team and Board members.

The Board dismissed the motions, finding the delays were necessary to protect the accused's rights and the other issues were beyond its jurisdiction or previously decided.

On the merits, the Board accepted the attending psychiatrist's evidence that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to untreated schizophrenia and ongoing paranoid ideation.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order at a high secure facility.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault and related charges.

The hospital, supported by the Attorney General and the accused, recommended transferring the accused from a high secure program to a less restrictive facility due to his significant progress, medication compliance, and abstinence from substances.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety but agreed that he no longer requires high secure detention.

The Board ordered his transfer to the Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care with specified privileges.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault and other offences.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and other disorders, had a difficult year marked by violence and required ongoing seclusion.

However, his mental state had recently improved with medication optimization.

The Board accepted the uncontroverted evidence of the hospital's physician that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing detention disposition at the secure forensic hospital.