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Kerr County | Crime: Hearingresults in trial being put on hold once againBy Caleb ChapmanTimes Assistant Managing Editor caleb.chapman@dailytimes.comA Nov. 3 trial set for the man accused of murdering two Comfort residents in 2003 has been put on hold.Vincent Seard Jr. once again was found to be incompetent to stand trial dunng a pre-trial hearing last week.We are back to square one,” 216th District Attorney Bruce Curry said. “The hearing was very brief, and he was returned to the North Tfexas State Hospital.”In June, Judge Steve Abies ruled that Seard was competent to stand trial for murder, based on expert testimony from two psychiatrists. Then, in July, Seard’s attorney again questioned his competency during a pre-trial hearing.Abies ordered a psychiatric evaluation of Seard to be done by Dr. Raleigh D. Wood. Wood reported to the judge last week that he felt Seard was incompetent to stand trial.Seard's competency continually has been questioned since his arrest in 2003, and Curry believes that another competency hearing will be the fourthin this case.“The problem with competency is that it is an issue that can be raised at any time,” Curry said, “Even if we were two weeks into his trial, the question of competency can get brought back up. ”Seard’s attorney, Kurtis Rudkin of Boeme, could not immediately be reached for comment.Back and forthEvery time Seard is found incompetent, Curry said, he is returned to the North Texas State Hospital. There, the hospital conducts mandatory reviews to evaluate his competency.Once hospital officials find Seard to be competent, he is sent to the Kerr County Jail to await trial. The change in environment may be one reason Seard goes in and out of competency, Curry said.“What is causing his back and forth status is the millionSee Seard, page 9A
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