State v. Melton
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
1Opinion of the Court
ARROWOOD, Judge.
*134 Kella Melton ("defendant") appeals from judgments revoking her probation and activating her suspended sentences. On appeal, defendant argues that the trial court abused its discretion in revoking her probation. For the reasons stated herein, we reverse the trial court's judgments.
I. Background
On 14 July 2015 in Rutherford County Superior Court, defendant was given a suspended sentence based on a conviction for possession of methamphetamine and simple possession of a Class IV controlled substance in case number 14 CR 53301. This sentence was modified to an active sentence on…
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