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Circuit Court
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Five people were handed sentence on drug charges by Judge Bart Stanley in Circuit Court, all but one involving methamphetamine. Included in drug sentencing:• James Paul Bailey was ordered to serve 270 days of a 10-year sentence, pay $2,000 plus costs and perform 80 hours public service work for possession of meth.• Troy Lee Perkins was instructed to serve 160 days of a four-year sentence and pay $2,000 plus costs for promoting the manufacture of meth and simple possession of marijuana.• Billy Carter II was instructed to serve 60 days of a three-year sentence, pay $2,000 plus costs, perform 24 hours public service work and undergo a drug and alcohol assessment for promoting the manufacture of meth.• Darrell Felson Hobbs was given an 11-month, 29-day sentence to serve and must pay $1,000 plus costs for possession of meth. He was also directed to serve the balance of his other sentences for violating his probation for theft and DUI.• Rhonda Lee Martin was directed to serve 90 days of a two-year sentence and pay $2,000 plus costs for delivery of drugs.