Rick Hubbard

Solicitor Rick Hubbard prosecuted the case for the State, examining witnesses, litigating evidentiary issues, and delivering the State's closing argument. His questioning of Sergeant Adam Creech addressed Jones's reported interview statements, changing accounts, and conduct that Hubbard argued bore on awareness of wrongdoing. When the defense objected to that line of questioning, the court excused the jury for a proffer; the record describes the issue but does not supply a substantive ruling on the objection.

Hubbard also cross-examined defense experts about the foundations and limits of their opinions. With neuropsychologist Erin Bigler, he questioned whether imaging could determine causation, legal awareness, or schizophrenia, as well as the need to investigate malingering and assess reported symptoms through methods beyond imaging. With social worker Deborah Grey, he explored compensation, uncorroborated reported history, the limits of her investigation, and whether she could assess Jones's reliability about those reports.

In his closing argument, Hubbard maintained that the State had proved Jones's legal responsibility for the children's deaths and that the defense had not met its burden to prove insanity. He challenged the defense experts' diagnoses and testing, relied on the opinions of Dr. Frierson and Dr. Kruse, and argued that reported conduct before and after the deaths showed planning and awareness of wrongdoing. Hubbard asked the jury for justice for the five children.