State v. Knight

McGEE, Chief Judge.

*803 The Wilson County Board of Education ("the Board of Education") 1 appeals from the trial court's order reducing a bond forfeiture amount after denying a surety's motion to set aside the bond forfeiture. Because we conclude the trial court lacked statutory authority to reduce the bond forfeiture amount, we vacate the trial court's order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. Background

Antonio Jermaine Knight ("Defendant") failed to appear in Wilson County District Court in an underlying criminal matter on 11 March 2016. The Wilson County Clerk of…