State v. Martin

STILWELL, Judge:

The circuit court vacated a magistrate’s order which reopened Rebecca Ann Martin’s purported conviction for driving under the influence (DUI). The State appeals. We affirm in part and vacate in part.

BACKGROUND

On August 4, 1997, Martin was involved in a single-car accident. Officer Lloyd Sells of the South Carolina Highway *482Patrol issued Martin a uniform traffic ticket for DUI, first offense, and told Martin to appear in Lexington County Traffic Court1 on August 26, 1997. A few days later and upon further investigation, Sells discovered Martin’s passenger had been rendered a…