PINEVILLE — Bell Circuit Court recently handed down several sentencings.

David Joseph Poppiti, 19, of New Castle, Deleware, was found guilty of murder, a Capital Offense, and first degree fleeing or evading police, a Class D felony. Poppiti was sentenced to serve 20 years in a state penitentiary for the charge of murder, and an additional five years for the fleeing and evading police charge. Both sentences shall run consecutively with each other. He will be required to pay court costs in the amount of $131 within 180 days of release. He will also receive 516 days credit for time served in jail.

Tobie Wayne Hall, 29, of Middlesboro was found guilty of second degree rape, a Class C felony. Hall was sentenced to serve five years in a state penitentiary designated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections, and will be required to pay court costs in the amount of $151 within 180 days of release. He will receive 34 days credit for time served in jail. Hall, having been convicted of a prior felony, will be sentenced to a five year period of conditional discharge upon release from incarceration.

Crystal Nicole Mason, 30, of Speedwell, Tenn., was found guilty of an amended charge of theft by unlawful taking or disposition under $300, a Class A misdemeanor. Mason was sentenced to serve one year in the Bell County Jail, which shall be probated, and she will be placed on unsupervised probation for a period of two years under specific terms and conditions. She will be required to pay court costs in the amount of $151 within 180 days.

John M. Whitaker, 23, of Middlesboro was found guilty of third degree burglary, a Class D felony, and theft by unlawful taking or disposition over $300, a Class D felony. Whitaker was sentenced to serve four years in a state penitentiary designated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections, and will be required to pay court costs in the amount of $151 within 180 days of release.

Morgan S. Niday, 24, of Mooresburg, Tenn., was found guilty of first degree trafficking in a controlled substance, a Class D felony, first offense. Niday was sentenced to serve seven years in a state penitentiary designated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections, and will be required to pay court costs in the amount of $151 within 180 days of release. She will receive 37 days credit for time served in jail.

James H. Warren, 30, of Pineville was found guilty of trafficking in a controlled substance within 1,000 yards of a school, a Class D felony. Warren was sentenced to serve two years and six months in a state penitentiary designated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections, and will be required to pay court costs in the amount of $151 within 180 days of release. He will receive five days credit for time served in jail.

Rita Faye Smith, 50, of Middlesboro was found guilty of second degree trafficking in a controlled substance, a Class D felony, first offense. Smith was sentenced to serve five years in a state penitentiary designated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections, and will be required to pay court costs in the amount of $151 within 180 days of release. She will receive 11 days credit for time served in jail.

Becky L. Avans, 24, of Middlesboro was found guilty of an amended charge of second degree trafficking in a controlled substance, each a Class D felony, first offense. Avans was sentenced to serve four years in a state penitentiary designated by the Kentucky Department of Corrections, and will be required to pay court costs in the amount of $151 within 180 days of release. She will receive seven days credit for time served in jail.