Court Opinion

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Opinion issued December 3, 2009

 
 

 

In The
Court of Appeals
For The
First District of Texas
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NO. 01-07-00826-CR
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JOHNTHAN LADARE LACY, Appellant

V.

THE STATE OF TEXAS, Appellee

On Appeal from the 184th District Court
 Harris County, Texas
Trial Court Cause No. 1029077

MEMORANDUM OPINION

	Appellant, Johnthan Ladare Lacy, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault of a
family member.  The trial court deferred a finding of guilt and placed appellant on
community supervision for five years.  The State later moved to adjudicate guilt. 
After a hearing on the State's motion to adjudicate appellant's guilt, the trial court
found appellant guilty and assessed his punishment at 7 years' confinement.  We
modify the judgment and, as modified, affirm.MODIFICATION OF JUDGMENT
	Appellant contends that the judgment of the trial court should be modified to
reflect Appellant's plea of "Not True" at the time of the hearing on the motion to
adjudicate his guilt. The State agrees with this contention.
	"An appellate court has the power to correct and reform a trial court judgment
to make the record speak the truth when it has the necessary data and information to
do so, or make any appropriate order as the law and nature of the case may require."
Nolan v. State, 39 S.W.3d 697, 698 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no pet.); 
Asberry v. State, 813 S.W.2d 526, 529 (Tex. App.--Dallas 1991, pet. ref'd) (citing
former rules of Appellate Procedure 80(b) & (c)).  Under Rule 43.2(b) of the Texas
Rules of Appellate Procedure, rather than correcting and reforming a judgment, the
"Court of Appeals may . . . modify the trial court's judgment and affirm it as
modified."  Tex. R. App. P. 43.2(b). 
	In his sole point of error, Appellant contends that the trial court's September
25, 2007 judgment is inaccurate.  This judgment states that Appellant pleaded "True"
to the allegations that he violated the terms of his deferred adjudication.  However,
it is clear from the record taken at the adjudication hearing that appellant actually
pleaded "Not True," and therefore the entry made in the judgment is erroneous.  The
State agrees that the judgment does not accurately reflect the plea that appellant
entered at the hearing.
CONCLUSION
	Accordingly, we modify the trial court's judgment to show that appellant
pleaded "Not True" to the allegations in the State's motion to adjudicate guilt.  We
affirm the judgment as modified.  We overrule all pending motions.

							Sherry Radack
							Chief Justice

Panel consists of Chief Justice Radack and Justices Bland and Massengale.

Do not publish.  Tex. R. App. P. 47.2(b).