• Judicial review: A judge has 48 hours to review the probable cause statement, a document that lists reasons police have to suspect Mark Hacking of aggravated murder.

• Charges: The Salt Lake County District Attorney's Office files official charges. To keep him in the Salt Lake County jail, prosecutors must file charges within 72 hours of his arrest.

• Initial appearance: Hacking makes his first court appearance and will be officially informed of the charges against him. A judge will read Hacking his rights and set bail.

• Preliminary hearing: A judge decides if prosecutors have enough evidence to advance the case to trial. Hacking could choose to waive this hearing.

• Arraignment: Hacking officially enters a plea to the charges.

• Trial: If no plea agreement is reached, the case would go to trial after what could be a lengthy process of pretrial motions and conferences.

Source: Nancy Volmer, Administrative Office of the Courts