Case Name: The STATE, Respondent v. Stan RUSHTON, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of South Carolina
Jurisdiction: South Carolina
Decision Date: 1993-02-04
Citations: 322 S.C. 188
Docket Number: 
Parties: The STATE, Respondent v. Stan RUSHTON, Appellant.
Judges: Finney, J., not participating.
Reporter: South Carolina Reports
Volume: 322
Pages: 188–188

Head Matter:
The STATE, Respondent v. Stan RUSHTON, Appellant.
(470 S.E. (2d) 847)
Supreme Court
Feb. 4, 1993.

Opinion:
ORDER
This case was transferred from the court of general sessions to magistrate's court pursuant to S.C.Code Ann. § 22-3-545 (Supp. 1992). That section allows the transfer of cases where the penalty does not exceed $5,000, or one year imprisonment, or both, if certain conditions are met. Appellant has now filed a notice of appeal with this Court from his conviction and sentence in magistrate's court.
Section 22-3-545 makes no provision for direct appeals to this Court. Accordingly, S.C. Code Ann. § 18-3-10 (1985), which states that anyone convicted before a magistrate "of any offense whatever" may appeal to the court of general sessions, would apply, and cases transferred pursuant to § 22-3-545 must be appealed to the court of general sessions.
IT IS ORDERED that this appeal is dismissed and the matter remanded to the court of general sessions.
/s/ David W. Harwell. C.J.
/s/ A. Lee Chandler. J.
/s/ Jean H. Toal. J.
/s/ James E. Moore. J.
Finney, J., not participating.