State v. Krider

CALABRIA, Judge.

*111Jermel Toron Krider ("defendant") appeals from the trial court's judgment revoking his probation and activating his suspended sentence. After careful review, we conclude that the State presented insufficient evidence to support a finding of willful absconding pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1343(b)(3a) (2017). As a result, the trial court lacked jurisdiction to revoke defendant's probation after his probationary term expired. Accordingly, we vacate the trial court's judgment revoking defendant's probation.

*112I. Background

On 2 April 2015, defendant pleaded guilty to possession…