Venis v. State

Appellant Michael Jay Venis, by and through the Benton County Public Defender’s Office, has filed a motion for belated appeal from his convictions of manufacturing a controlled substance (methamphetamine) and possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine in the Benton County Circuit Court, Division I. The motion reflects that Appellant was represented at trial by privately retained counsel John Gross. The jury trial was held on March 21, 2002. Following his convictions, Appellant retained attorney Eric Flagler for the purpose of pursuing a motion for new trial based…