Riley's death, Carolyn and Michael Riley were arrested and charged with first-degree murder of Rebecca Riley. Trial Though the parents were initially scheduled to be tried together, the prosecution requested separate hearings, which would permit statements by both parents to be used against each other in court. Carolyn's trial began in January 2010; she was represented by defense attorneys Michael Bourbeau and Victoria Bonilla. Michael, represented by attorney John Darrell, began his trial on March 8, 2010. At the time of Michael's trial, he was already serving two and a half years in prison for providing pornography for a minor. Attorneys Frank Middleton and Heather Bradley represented the prosecution in both cases. In both trials, the prosecution argued that the Riley parents had deliberately killed their daughter with an overdose of clonidine. Middleton argued that the parents had sought a fraudulent diagnosis for Riley in the hopes of obtaining an additional SSI payment, and overdosed her when their application was denied. They further stated that Carolyn and Michael had shown "malicious failure" to obtain emergency care for Riley, allowing her to suffer for several days despite her visible and progressively-worsening illness. Bundock, testifying for the prosecution, stated that Riley's physical symptoms were not in line with those of pneumonia. The damage to the girl's heart and lungs, she reported, were the result of long-term drug misuse rather than illness. She testified that in most fatal cases of pneumonia, the lungs become filled with a yellow fluid indicating infection, not bloody fluid as had been present in Riley's lungs. A doctor testifying in the case stated that much lower doses of clonidine could be dangerous to children and adults, adding that she had seen patients in critical condition at far lower levels. McGonnell, Williams, and Kifuji—the latter of whom testified against both parents in exchange for immunity from prosecution—testified to Carolyn administering medication in opposition to Kifuji's instructions. Preschool faculty and social workers reported that Carolyn seemingly refused to obtain a second opinion on her children's medication regimen, a sentiment echoed by Carolyn's aunt, who testified that Carolyn told her that her children "[didn't] respond to kid doses [and] needed adult doses". Williams and McGonnell both testified to the parents' repeated refusal to seek emergency treatment for Riley, and the Riley's pediatrician confirmed that the parents had not placed any calls to his practice in the days preceding Riley's death. Arguing