State v. Clear

In his motion for postconviction relief pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-3001 et seq. (Reissue 1989), William M. Clear alleged that he was denied the constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel, see U.S. Const, amend. VI and Neb. Const, art. I, § 11, at Clear’s hearing for sentencing on his conviction for attempted robbery. Clear claimed that he had ineffective counsel because his lawyer did not supply Clear with the complete presentence report used by the sentencing judge. After an evidential hearing, the district court for Douglas County denied postconviction relief to Clear,…