AFFIRMED as MODIFIED and Opinion Filed October 29, 2018 

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In The 

Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

No. 05-17-01480-CR 

No. 05-17-01481-CR 

JOHN ANTHONY LEONARD, Appellant 

V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee 

On Appeal from the Criminal District Court No. 6 

Dallas County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause Nos. F11-60173-X; F11-59713-X 

MEMORANDUM OPINION 

Before Justices Bridges, Francis, and Lang-Miers 

Opinion by Justice Bridges 

John Anthony Leonard appeals his two aggravated robbery convictions1

 in cause numbers 

05-17-01480-CR and 05-17-01481-CR. In two issues, appellant argues the judgment in each case 

should be modified to reflect the correct name of the defense attorney who represented him at the 

underlying adjudication hearing. As modified, we affirm the trial court’s judgments. 

In October 2011, appellant was indicted on two charges of aggravated robbery with a 

deadly weapon. In August 2012, appellant entered a guilty plea to each charge, and the trial court 

placed appellant on deferred adjudication community supervision for ten years. In October 2017, 

the State filed a motion to adjudicate appellant’s guilt in each case. Appellant pleaded true to the 

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 In his judicial confession, appellant confessed to an aggravated assault conviction in June 2008. 
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allegations in the motions to adjudicate. Following a hearing in December 2017, the trial court 

entered judgments adjudicating appellant’s guilt and sentencing him to fifteen years’ confinement 

in each case. These appeals followed. 

In two issues, appellant argues the judgment in each case should be modified to correctly 

name his defense attorney. The State agrees that the judgments are incorrect and should be 

modified. This Court has the power to modify a judgment to make the record speak the truth when 

we have the necessary information to do so. TEX. R. APP. P. 43.2(b); Asberry v. State, 813 S.W.2d 

526, 529 (Tex. App.—Dallas 1991, pet. ref’d); Barnes v. State, No. 05-16-01184-CR, 2017 WL 

5897746, at *6 (Tex. App.—Dallas Nov. 29, 2017, no pet.) (mem. op., not designated for 

publication). 

Each judgment in this case identifies appellant’s attorney as “Bill Ash.” The record reflects 

that appellant’s attorney was “Bill Ashe II.” We sustain appellant’s two issues. We modify the 

judgment in each case to reflect that “Bill Ashe II” was appellant’s attorney in each case. 

As modified, we affirm the trial court’s judgments. 

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/David L. Bridges/ 

DAVID L. BRIDGES 

JUSTICE 
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Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

JUDGMENT 

JOHN ANTHONY LEONARD, Appellant 

No. 05-17-01480-CR V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee 

 On Appeal from the Criminal District Court 

No. 6, Dallas County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. F11-60173-X. 

Opinion delivered by Justice Bridges. 

Justices Francis and Lang-Miers 

participating. 

 Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, the judgment of the trial court is MODIFIED

as follows: 

following "Attorney for Defendant:" "Bill Ashe II" is substituted. 

As REFORMED, the judgment is AFFIRMED. 

Judgment entered October 29, 2018. 

 
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Court of Appeals 

Fifth District of Texas at Dallas 

JUDGMENT 

JOHN ANTHONY LEONARD, Appellant 

No. 05-17-01481-CR V. 

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee 

 On Appeal from the Criminal District Court 

No. 6, Dallas County, Texas 

Trial Court Cause No. F11-59713-X. 

Opinion delivered by Justice Bridges. 

Justices Francis and Lang-Miers 

participating. 

 Based on the Court’s opinion of this date, the judgment of the trial court is MODIFIED

as follows: 

following "Attorney for Defendant:" "Bill Ashe II" is substituted. 

As REFORMED, the judgment is AFFIRMED. 

Judgment entered October 29, 2018.