Michael Neal v. Gary Grammer, Warden, Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex

VAN SICKLE, Senior District Judge.

Michael Neal appeals from an order of the district court 1 denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus 769 F.Supp. 1523. Neal raises five issues on appeal. First, he alleges that his sentence constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Second, Neal claims that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Third, he claims that the guilty plea lacked a factual basis and, fourth, that his guilty plea was involuntary. Finally, he alleges that he failed to receive due process when he was denied a continuance to allow him to retain new counsel.

We affirm.

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