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

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• affirming guilty plea because even though defendant initially denied factual guilt, he later admitted guilt
• “[T]he Eighth Circuit narrowly reviews a sentence to determine whether the sentence ‘is grossly 'disproportioned' to the crime.’”
• this court narrowly reviews sentence to determine if it is grossly disproportionate and will not disturb sentence within statutory limit absent abuse of discretion
• future of proportionality test is uncertain; this court narrowly reviews sentence to determine if it is grossly disproportionate and will not disturb sentence within statutory limit absent abuse of discretion

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