After you are arrested and processed by law enforcement, you will be brought before a local trial judge or magistrate for a preliminary arraignment where the court will set bail, release you on your own recognizance, or continue to hold you in jail. Following the preliminary arraignment is the preliminary hearing, where the prosecutor will be required to present sufficient evidence to warrant continuing your prosecution. Finally, you will appear before the court for a formal arraignment, where your case is transferred to the appropriate level of court and you are provided with the formal list of charges against you and asked to enter pleas to each charge. At each stage, you are entitled to have legal representation.