MOORE, Justice.
In the judgment entered in the District Court, Judge Ward states, "The defendant was found not guilty and discharged." (Emphasis added.) A violation of G.S. § 44-12 is a misdemeanor and the District Court has exclusive jurisdiction over all misdemeanors except as specified in G.S. § 7A-271. None of the exceptions apply in this case. North Carolina Constitution, Article IV § 12(4); G.S. § 7A-272; State v. Wall,
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