Question juridique clé
Whether the preventive deprivation of liberty for assistance under Art. 397a CC was justified.
Solution extraite
Yes. The appellant's mental disorder, persistent delusional fixation, alcohol and drug problems, and danger to himself required inpatient psychiatric treatment.
Motifs extraits
The Federal Supreme Court was bound by the cantonal findings because no legally sufficient challenge to the facts was raised. On those facts, the statutory conditions of Art. 397a para. 1 CC were clearly met.