Gonzales, Juan Manual, 421 S.W.3d 674

Gonzales pleaded guilty to four indictments for delivery of methamphetamine and pleaded true to enhancements.
Charges were consolidated for a single punishment trial.
After sentencing, Gonzales timely filed a pro se notice of appeal listing only the trial cause number.
Before briefs, Gonzales amended the notice to list all four cause numbers.
Court of Appeals dismissed the appeals for the three convictions not originally listed.
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed, holding amendments under Rule 25.2(f) allowed curing omissions and remanded.

Issue	Plaintiff's Argument	Defendant's Argument	Held
May omissions in a notice of appeal be cured by amendment?	Gonzales argued amendments cure omissions and preserve all four appeals.	State did not object; agrees amendments corrected omissions.	Yes; amendments may cure omissions and preserve appeal rights.

Davis v. State, 870 S.W.2d 43 (Tex. Cr. App. 1994) (amendment of notices and defects in appeals)
Jones v. State, 796 S.W.2d 183 (Tex. Cr. App. 1990) (appeals procedure and defects in notices)
Few v. State, 230 S.W.3d 184 (Tex. Cr. App. 2007) (form over substance in notices; cure allowed)
Bayless v. State, 91 S.W.3d 801 (Tex. Cr. App. 2002) (amendments and notice sufficiency principles)