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Judge Boyd accepts plea, defers finding of guilt in Walter Prince case
Summary
In case 2025CR006467, the court accepted a plea from Walter Prince, found enhancement allegations true and deferred adjudication while setting a pre-sentence investigation and evaluation dates.
Judge Stephanie Boyd of the 187th District Court accepted a plea and deferred a finding of guilt Monday in State of Texas v. Walter Prince, case number 2025CR006467.
The court announced the case and asked parties to announce for the record before confirming that the state would proceed on count one and waive count two. The prosecutor also indicated the state was pursuing enhancement allegations. The court found the state in compliance with discovery and confirmed the defendant and defense counsel had reviewed discovery materials.
Judge Boyd explained the range of punishment for the charged offense, theft of property valued between $2,500 and $30,000, and warned Prince about the effect of enhancements on the range of punishment. According to the plea summary on the record, the state proceeded on count one and the plea limited an assessed punishment cap to seven years with a $1,500 fine; the state opposed Prince’s application for deferred adjudication and asked for restitution to any complainant and no contact with UT Health Science Center except for medical treatment.
After receiving the defense’s waiver and stipulation to documentary evidence (states exhibits 1 and attachments), the court found sufficient evidence to support a conviction on the record. The court accepted Prince’s application for deferred adjudication and deferred the finding of guilt while making the enhancement allegations true based on Prince’s plea and the state’s exhibits.
The defense requested a presentence investigation (PSI); the court set a PSI date of December 16 and ordered a TAP (treatment assessment program) evaluation. The court instructed Prince to meet with probation for intake and compliance steps and excused him once the intake paperwork was signed.
No in-court sentencing occurred at the plea hearing; the record reflects that the court deferred formal adjudication while making the enhancement findings that were pleaded, and scheduled follow-up assessments to support probation and treatment planning.
