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Using its constitutional authority to amend court rules with a two-thirds vote, this resolution changes two procedures that govern death penalty cases in Utah. First, it bars courts from sending a capital case where a death sentence was imposed back to the trial court to gather additional facts on whether a defendant's attorney was ineffective, a process that remains available in other criminal appeals. Second, it replaces the current rule that automatically pauses (stays) a death sentence whenever any appeal or petition for relief is pending with a detailed framework spelling out exactly when a court must issue a temporary stay of execution, when it may not, and when an existing stay must be lifted, including specific rules for cases involving pregnancy, competency to be executed, and second or later postconviction petitions.