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    "judges": [
      "Judges MARTIN (Robert M.) and WELLS concur."
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      "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. LONZO McKOY"
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    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "HEDRICK, Judge.\nThe warrants issued against defendant in this case charged misdemeanor offenses. The offense for which he was convicted is a violation of G.S. \u00a7 14-33(b)(4) (1977 Cum. Supp.), a misdemeanor. It is fundamental that the district courts of this State have exclusive original jurisdiction of misdemeanors. G.S. \u00a7 7A-272. The jurisdiction of the superior court is derivative and arises only upon an appeal from a conviction of the misdemeanor in the district court. State v. Caldwell, 21 N.C. App. 723, 205 S.E. 2d 322 (1974); State v. Parks, 20 N.C. App. 207, 200 S.E. 2d 837 (1973); State v. Byrd, 4 N.C. App. 672, 167 S.E. 2d 522 (1969).\nAlthough neither party has raised the question of jurisdiction, \u201c[t]he Court of Appeals will take notice ex mero motu of the failure of the record to show jurisdiction in the court entering the judgment appealed from.\u201d State v. Parks, supra at 208, 200 S.E. 2d at 838. The record before us discloses absolutely nothing of the proceedings, if any, in the district court. There is, thus, nothing in the record to disclose how the superior court obtained jurisdiction of the case.\nIt is the duty of the defendant appellant to see that the record on appeal is properly made up and transmitted to this Court. State v. Parks, supra; State v. Marshall, 11 N.C. App. 200, 180 S.E. 2d 464 (1971). For the failure of the record in this case to show jurisdiction, the appeal must be dismissed. State v. Byrd, supra.\nAppeal dismissed.\nJudges MARTIN (Robert M.) and WELLS concur.",
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        "author": "HEDRICK, Judge."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Attorney General Edmisten, by Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth C. Bunting, for the State.",
      "Assistant Public Defender Rebecca J. Bosley for the defendant appellant."
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    "head_matter": "STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA v. LONZO McKOY\nNo. 7912SC650\n(Filed 8 January 1980)\nCriminal Law \u00a7 18.1\u2014 failure to show jurisdiction of superior court \u2014 appeal dismissed\nWhere defendant was charged with the misdemeanors of destroying city property, using profanity, and assaulting a police officer who was discharging his duties, his appeal from conviction on the assault charge is dismissed where he failed to show how the superior court obtained jurisdiction of the case.\nAPPEAL by defendant from Brewer, Judge. Judgment entered 16 February 1979 in Superior Court, CUMBERLAND County. Heard in the Court of Appeals on 4 December 1979.\nDefendant was tried in the superior court on warrants charging him with destruction of city property, using \u201cloud, vulgar and obscene language in the presence of two or more persons ... in a public place\u201d, and assaulting a police officer while the officer was attempting to discharge a duty of his office, namely, arresting defendant for profanity. He pleaded not guilty to all charges. At the end of the State\u2019s evidence, the court, upon motions made by defendant, dismissed the charges of destruction of city property and profanity. His motion to dismiss the charge of assaulting a police officer was denied, and the jury found him guilty as charged as to that offense. From a judgment imposing a prison sentence of 12 to 14 months, defendant appealed to this Court.\nAttorney General Edmisten, by Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth C. Bunting, for the State.\nAssistant Public Defender Rebecca J. Bosley for the defendant appellant."
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