Shannon Leigh Curry

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for violent offences in 1993.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, did not attend the hearing but was represented by counsel.

The attending psychiatrist testified that the accused remains residually psychotic, lacks insight, and refuses to engage with the treatment team.

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

The Board ordered the continuation of the existing Detention Order at the high-secure forensic hospital, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory hearing to review the disposition of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for drug trafficking and possession of proceeds of crime.

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

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to a profound lack of insight into his schizophrenia, ongoing grandiose delusions, and a history of non-compliance with treatment and substance abuse.

The Board concluded that maintaining the detention order in a high secure setting is the necessary and appropriate disposition to ensure public safety and provide necessary treatment.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the accused, who was previously found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault due to Schizophrenia.

The Board considered whether the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety and the appropriate disposition.

Relying on psychiatric evidence of persistent auditory hallucinations, catatonia, and unpredictable aggression, the Board found the accused remains a significant threat.

The Board ordered continued detention at a high secure forensic hospital, concluding that a conditional or absolute discharge would pose a significant risk to public safety.

The Ontario Review Board convened a hearing to review the restriction of liberty imposed on the accused, who was placed in seclusion at a mental health facility for over seven days following an uncharacteristic assault on a staff member.

The accused, who has an anoxic brain injury and is largely non-verbal, was secluded after becoming highly agitated and striking a staff member.

The Board found that the seclusion was warranted to protect staff, other patients, and the accused himself.

The Board concluded that the seclusion was the least onerous and least restrictive intervention available and was appropriately discontinued once the accused successfully participated in seclusion relief.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for murder, arson, and assault offences.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, requested to be absent from the hearing.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his ongoing delusions and the severe nature of his index offences.

Accepting psychiatric evidence that a less secure facility would pose too great a risk, the Board ordered the continuation of his detention at the Waypoint High Secure Provincial Forensic Programs.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for murder, arson, and assault offences.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia, is currently detained at a high secure forensic program.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his ongoing delusions and the severity of his index offences.

Accepting the psychiatric evidence that a less secure facility would pose too great a risk, the Board ordered the continuation of his current disposition without change.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, who suffers from schizoaffective disorder and a major neurocognitive disorder, did not attend the hearing.

The Board accepted the unanimous opinion of the clinical treatment team that the accused continues to experience active psychotic symptoms, engages in violent behaviour, and remains a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered that the accused's current disposition, detaining him at the High Secure Provincial Forensic Program, be continued without change.

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

The hospital recommended transferring the accused to a less secure facility.

The accused and the Crown opposed the transfer.

The Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety.

The Board declined to order the transfer, finding that the accused's cognitive decline and opposition to the move would likely cause regression and isolation, and ordered that he remain at the high-secure facility.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for arson.

The accused, diagnosed with schizophrenia and substance use disorders, had maintained abstinence and medication compliance but remained at high risk of relapse.

The Board accepted the joint position of the parties and the treatment team's recommendation, finding that the accused continued to represent a significant threat to public safety.

The Board ordered a continuation of the detention order with expanded community passes and reduced reporting requirements to support his reintegration.

The Ontario Review Board held a mandatory review hearing for an accused found not criminally responsible for multiple violent offences, including attempt murder and aggravated sexual assault.

The accused sought an absolute discharge, while the hospital recommended continuing his conditional discharge and the Crown sought a detention order due to his recent cannabis use.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety, noting the horrific nature of the index offences, the sudden onset of his psychosis, and his recent undisclosed use of cannabis gummies.

The Board ordered the continuation of the conditional discharge with added conditions requiring absolute abstention from cannabis and prohibiting travel outside Ontario.

The Ontario Review Board conducted a mandatory review of the disposition for an accused found not criminally responsible for two counts of second-degree murder.

The accused sought increased privileges, including overnight travel passes.

The hospital and the Attorney General opposed any changes, citing the accused's persistent delusions, lack of insight, and recent aggressive behaviour.

The Board found that the accused continues to represent a significant threat to public safety and ordered that the current detention disposition at the forensic hospital remain in place without increased privileges.

The accused was found not criminally responsible for dangerous driving and fleeing police.

At the initial Ontario Review Board hearing, the Board considered whether the accused remained a significant threat to public safety.

The Board found that the accused's history of non-compliance with treatment, ongoing psychotic symptoms, and substance use elevated his risk profile.

The Board concluded that a Detention Order with community living was the least onerous and least restrictive disposition necessary to manage the risk and protect the public, rejecting a request for a Conditional Discharge.

The accused, previously found not criminally responsible for aggravated assault, was subject to an annual review hearing by the Ontario Review Board.

All parties agreed that the accused continued to pose a significant threat to public safety but supported his transfer from a high-secure facility to a less secure setting at CAMH.

The Board found that the accused remained a significant threat but concluded that continued high-security detention was no longer the least onerous and least restrictive disposition.

The Board ordered the accused's transfer to CAMH by a specified date, failing which a pre-hearing conference would be convened to address the delay.

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

The accused, diagnosed with treatment-refractory schizophrenia, sought an absolute discharge or transfer to a less secure setting.

The Board found the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to ongoing psychotic symptoms, lack of insight, and a history of violence.

The Board ordered continued detention in a high secure forensic facility but added terms requiring the hospital to report on the implementation of a finger-prick blood monitoring system to facilitate the accused's willingness to try clozapine.

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

The accused sought an absolute or conditional discharge, while the hospital and the Attorney General argued for continued detention.

The Board found that the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety due to persistent grandiose and persecutory delusions, lack of insight, and a history of violence.

The Board ordered that the accused remain detained at the high-secure provincial forensic program, concluding that neither an absolute nor a conditional discharge would adequately mitigate the risk to the public.

The accused, who was found not criminally responsible for murder in 1979, is subject to a Detention Order at a high-secure forensic psychiatric facility.

The hospital recommended his transfer to a less secure facility.

The Ontario Review Board held a hearing under s. 672.81(1) of the Criminal Code.

The Board found that while the accused continues to pose a significant threat to public safety, his condition has stabilized.

The Board ordered his transfer to the less secure North Bay Regional Health Centre, finding it to be the least onerous and least restrictive disposition consistent with public safety.

The Board also ordered the preparation of a Gladue Report to support his culturally-informed treatment and reintegration.

The accused, found not criminally responsible (NCR) and detained at a high-security psychiatric facility, brought a motion challenging the constitutionality of sections 672.51(3) and (6) of the Criminal Code.

These provisions allow the Ontario Review Board to withhold disposition information from an accused and exclude them from parts of their hearing if disclosure would likely endanger another person or seriously impair the accused's treatment.

The accused argued this violated his section 7 Charter right to procedural fairness.

The Board dismissed the motion, finding that while section 7 is engaged, the provisions conform to the principles of fundamental justice.

The Board emphasized the inquisitorial and therapeutic context of Review Board hearings and held that the appointment of amicus curiae with a broad mandate serves as a substantial substitute for full disclosure and participation.

The Ontario Review Board conducted an annual review of the disposition for Adam Sean Palmer, a dual status offender who was found not criminally responsible for second-degree murder and later designated a Dangerous Offender following severe institutional violence.

The Board found that the accused remains a significant threat to public safety due to his partially treatment-resistant schizophrenia, antisocial personality disorder, and history of unpredictable, unprovoked violence.

The Board maintained the existing disposition ordering his detention at a high-secure forensic hospital upon the cessation of his penitentiary sentence, and declined to order a placement hearing, finding that his current placement in the federal penitentiary system is necessary to safely manage his acute risk.

The Ontario Review Board held an initial disposition hearing for an accused found unfit to stand trial on charges including sexual assault and assault causing bodily harm.

The accused, who suffers from an anoxic brain injury and antisocial personality disorder, has a history of unpredictable and sexually inappropriate behaviour towards female hospital staff.

The Board found the accused remains unfit to stand trial.

The Board ordered his continued detention at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care and rejected the hospital's recommendation to transfer him to Ontario Shores, concluding that his behaviour poses an unacceptable risk to female patients and staff at a coed facility.

The Ontario Review Board held an annual review hearing for the accused, who was previously found unfit to stand trial on charges including assault and uttering threats.

Applying the fitness test from R v Bharwani, the Board concluded the accused remains unfit to stand trial due to persistent delusions and lack of insight into his schizophrenia.

However, the Board found he is not permanently unfit, as he has shown some improvement and could potentially become fit with further treatment.

The Board ordered the continuation of his detention at a high-secure forensic psychiatric facility to manage his significant threat to public safety.