Ontario (Review Board) v. Caster

Ontario (Review Board) v. Caster

Because the NCR finding had been set aside on appeal, the Court of Appeal lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal from the Ontario Review Board and the appeal was quashed for want of jurisdiction.

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Citation
2015 ONCA 155
Parties
Appellant: Ontario (Review Board); Respondent: Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health; Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen; Accused: Kyle Caster
Court
Court of Appeal for Ontario
Jurisdiction
Canada
Judgment Date
11 March 2015
Procedural Posture
Appeal Under Part Xx.1 of the Criminal Code / Court of Appeal — on Appeal From Ontario Review Board Disposition Dated May 5, 2014
Outcome
Appeal quashed for want of jurisdiction.
Legal Topics
Not Criminally Responsible (ncr), Jurisdiction, Review Board Appeals
Source Language
en
Criminal Law Mental Health Appeals Not Criminally Responsible (ncr) Regime Not Criminally Responsible (ncr) Jurisdiction Review Board Appeals

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Parties

Ontario (Review Board)

Appellant

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health

Respondent

Her Majesty the Queen

Respondent

Kyle Caster

Accused

Procedural Posture

Appeal Under Part Xx.1 of the Criminal Code / Court of Appeal — on Appeal From Ontario Review Board Disposition Dated May 5, 2014

  1. 1 Whether the Court of Appeal had jurisdiction to hear an appeal from the Ontario Review Board after the underlying NCR finding was set aside on appeal
  2. 2 Effect of setting aside an NCR finding on subsequent Review Board proceedings and related appeals

Ratio Decidendi

Because the NCR finding had been set aside on appeal, the Court of Appeal lacked jurisdiction to hear the appeal from the Ontario Review Board and the appeal was quashed for want of jurisdiction.

Court Disposition

Appeal quashed for want of jurisdiction.

Orders

  • The NCR finding has been set aside on appeal.
  • This appeal from the Ontario Review Board decision is quashed for want of jurisdiction.