With a change in venue request pending, the competency trial for accused killer Robert Allen Satterfield is set to get under way today in Wharton County’s District Court, but depends if an impartial jury can be seated. The defense team argued pre-trial publicity would keep citizens from remaining impartial. Satterfield stands accused of the 20-18 murders of Ray Hudson Sr., Maya Victoria Rivera and their five-year-old son Ray Hudson Jr., all of Angleton. He faces a possible death sentence if convicted, but that trial has been put on hold until his competency or ability to assist in his own defense can be determined. If a jury rules Satterfield is competent, the murder trial can be set and will proceed. If not he will be sent for treatment.