Overview
- A three-judge panel dismissed de Grood’s appeal, concluding the Alberta Criminal Code Review Board made a supported finding of risk of serious physical harm.
- The court emphasized deference to the board’s expertise and said it is not its role to micromanage supervision conditions or privileges.
- De Grood had sought a conditional discharge that could allow him to live permanently with his parents, with his lawyer arguing he is a low risk.
- He remains in a supervised Calgary group home and may spend limited periods, up to two weeks at a time, with his parents.
- The ruling referenced psychiatric evidence that a move to more independent living could overwhelm him and raise relapse risk, and the case is scheduled for another board review on Nov. 12–13.