King (Re)

Decided: 2026-10-23. Docket: COA-26-CR-0073. Citation: 2026 ONCA 758 (CanLII). Criminal and statutory offences — Part XX.1 dispositions — Review Board appeal — Whether serious threat to the safety of the public was established — Bare majority finding found unreasonable on probing examination — Undue weight to history of violence and insufficient attention to gap since violence — Crown failed to satisfy high standards — Absolute discharge ordered | Evidence — Misapprehension of evidence — Substance use — Whether evidence supported substance abuse disorder not in remission — Single acknowledged use of synthetic cannabinoids during reporting period relied on — Failure to consider no longer testing positive for detectible drugs — No observation of intoxication during reporting period — Evidenc