SDCL § 15-38-38: (Rule 7(a)) Scope of review on appeal from magistrate judge--Disposition of case.

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.