Volatile defendant Joshua Daniel Grant Burden, 48, of Fredericton, claims he was locked up when he’s alleged to have committed new crimes between April, June
He's difficult. He has impulse-control issues. He undoubtedly suffers from some mental illness. But those elements don't automatically translate to a finding of unfitness or exemption from criminal responsibility. The threshold for those designations under the Criminal Code are quite high.
He sounds like a candidate for Campbellton
He's been assessed. Fit to stand trial.
He's difficult. He has impulse-control issues. He undoubtedly suffers from some mental illness. But those elements don't automatically translate to a finding of unfitness or exemption from criminal responsibility. The threshold for those designations under the Criminal Code are quite high.