An Information is the prosecution's formal charging instrument — the counts a defendant must answer. The lead count here is aggravated murder, a capital offense in Utah, built on alleged aggravating circumstances including that the killing was intended to target the victim for his political expression and created a great risk to others.

Alongside it, the state charged nine further counts spanning the firearm used, obstruction and witness-related conduct in the hours after the shooting, and the manner in which evidence was allegedly handled. Together they frame the state's theory: a planned killing followed by efforts to avoid detection.

By filing the notice to seek the death penalty with the Information, Utah County set the case on a capital track from the outset — which is why later fights over evidence, cameras and witness statements have carried the weight they have.

Robinson entered a plea of not guilty at his first appearance following the Information. The counts here define the scope of the preliminary hearing now underway, where Judge Graf will decide whether the state has shown enough for the case to be bound over for trial.