Venis v. State

Appellant Michael Jay Venis, by and through his attorney, Jay Saxton, Chief Benton County Public Defender, has filed a motion for belated appeal from his convictions for manufacturing methamphetamine and possession of pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine. Appellant was convicted following a jury trial on March 21, 2002. The judgment and commitment order was entered on June 7, 2002.

Appellant filed this motion on September 3, 2002. We initially denied the motion and remanded the matter to the Benton County Circuit Court to settle the record. See Venis v. State, 350 Ark.…