Kansas Supreme Court tosses conviction of man found guilty of breaking court order that didn’t exist

Kansas Supreme Court agrees Marion County District Court mistakenly charged and convicted a man of breaking a protection from abuse order that didn't exist.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 643

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court reversed the conviction of a man in a troubled relationship with the mother of his children who was found guilty of violating a protection from abuse order that had never been issued against him.

Justices of the Supreme Court on Friday agreed with a 2024 decision by the Kansas Court of Appeals that John C.T. Boese was improperly found guilty of breaking a protection from “abuse” order by Marion …

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