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If SJR 14 passes, won’t it upset the principle of Separation of Powers by authorizing the Legislature to hear and determine post-conviction cases instead of the courts?

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If SJR 14 passes, won’t it upset the principle of Separation of Powers by authorizing the Legislature to hear and determine post-conviction cases instead of the courts?

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• No. Adjudicating cases is a judicial function that can never be transferred to the Legislature. All SJR 14 does is require Utah courts, when adjudicating post-conviction cases, to follow statutory law.