State v. Oxner

Respondent was convicted in magistrate’s court of preparing a baited dove field in violation of S.C.Code Ann. § 50-1-10 (2008) and appealed to circuit court. After a hearing, the circuit court judge issued a written order requiring that respondent’s conviction be “reversed and dismissed” based upon her sua sponte conclusion that the magistrate’s court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over the charge. The State did not challenge that order in the circuit court but instead brought this appeal. We affirm the circuit court’s dismissal as the State has failed to preserve any issue related to…