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SeardCONTINUED FROM 1A- • - «•»» v. —■ •» » m • +mm“ — • »••«»—*» a • • » ' • »' * • •» «*- •—• . “* ►-A4,# #i §*»~W: * w *«#*«? -asked how the state’s chosen expert could also serve as the court-appointed expert, calling it “very transparent” and an “oxymoron.” “They’re adamant that it be this individual and nobody else,” Rudkin said later.Prosecutor Lucy Cavazos said that Coons, who also is an attorney, has conducted numerouscompetency evaluations in capital murder cases and was qualified and free of bias. Abies had previously ordered Seard to submit to a second evaluation, and Cavazos said Monday’s motion was intended to designate someone to conductthe evaluation.During the pretrial, Cavazos said she had found several cases in which courts appointed more than one expert.“1 think he’s disinterested and he’s qualified, so we’ll see,” she said of Coons.Jeff Raymond may be reached at jeff.raymond®dailytimes.com.
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Kerrville Daily Times
Kerrville, Texas, US
Tue, Oct 21, 2003
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