(Rule 7(b)) Appeal from lay magistrate--Additional evidence--Trial de novo

When an appeal is taken to the circuit court from a judgment rendered in a magistrate court with a magistrate presiding who is not law trained, the circuit court shall review the appeal as in § 15-38-38 ; provided, that the circuit court in its discretion, may receive further evidence, not appearing in the record or may direct that the case be tried de novo. Source: Supreme Court Rule 78-4, Rule 7 (b).