Definitions; Scope

(a) Determination of Guilt. The term “determination of guilt” means a verdict of guilty by a jury, a finding of guilt by a court following a non-jury trial, or the acceptance by the court of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere. (b) Judgment. The term “judgment” means the adjudication of the court based on the verdict of the jury, the plea of the defendant of guilty or nolo contendere, or on its own finding following a non-jury trial, that the defendant is guilty or not guilty. The term “judgment” may include both determination of guilt and sentence. (c) Sentence. The term “sentence” means the pronouncement by the court of the penalty imposed upon the defendant after an adjudication of guilt. (d) Scope. Rule 26 shall apply to death penalty cases only to the extent that a procedure is not otherwise provided.