When an appeal is taken to the circuit court from a judgment rendered in a magistrate court with a magistrate judge presiding, the circuit may review all matters appearing in the record relevant to the question of whether the judgment appealed from is erroneous; the circuit court may affirm, reverse, remand, or modify the judgment.
S.D. Codified Laws § 15-38-38
(Rule 7(a)) Scope of review on appeal from magistrate judge--Disposition of case
Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-4, Rule 7 (a).
Official source: South Dakota Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Dakota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.