In re Criminal Investigation, 7th District Court No. CS-1

ZIMMERMAN, Justice:

Utah’s attorney general appeals from a final order of the Seventh Judicial District Court holding unconstitutional an act entitled Subpoena Powers for Aid of Criminal Investigation and Grants of Immunity (“Subpoena Powers Act” or “Act”). Utah Code Ann. §§ 77-22-1 to -3 (1982). The Act creates a second method for formally investigating criminal activities in addition to the already authorized state grand jury. It provides the attorney general and county attorneys with the power to subpoena witnesses, grant transactional immunity, and conduct investigations in secret, all…