US EditionNotable Canadian cases where an accused was found not criminally responsible
- Several notable Canadian cases involved accused individuals found not criminally responsible due to mental disorders between 2005 and 2023 across various provinces.
- These findings often followed evidence of psychosis or schizophrenia, with some cases featuring joint recommendations from Crown and defence or judicial conclusions on the accused’s mental incapacity.
- Victims included stabbed neighbours, bus crash casualties, and bystanders in public attacks, while accused persons were sometimes detained indefinitely or later discharged under supervision.
- For example, Quebec Superior Court Justice Éric Downs noted that 'not criminally responsible is neither an acquittal nor a conviction' in the 2023 Laval bus crash case involving Pierre Ny St-Amand.
- These cases highlight ongoing challenges in balancing public safety with treatment for mentally ill offenders, as some remain detained indefinitely while others receive conditional releases.
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Fatal bus crash driver ruled not criminally responsible
Former STL bus driver Pierre Ny St-Amand, who was at the wheel of the bus that crashed into a Sainte-Rose daycare in early 2023, killing two children and injuring others, was found not criminally responsible on Tuesday because of mental incapacity, according to a judge. An aerial view of the bus crash on the morning of Wednesday Feb. 8 2023. (Screenshot courtesy of Nouvelles TVA) In rendering his decision, Quebec Superior Court judge Eric Downs …
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