9:45 a.m. 18S05-1206-PC-304. Curtis Bethea pleaded guilty to two class B felonies, and was sentenced to an aggregate term of 40 years, the maximum allowed pursuant to a plea agreement. In post-conviction proceedings, the Delaware Circuit Court rejected Bethea’s argument that counsel had been ineffective in not challenging the trial court’s consideration of the victims’ loss and other items during sentencing. A divided Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of post-conviction relief.