In most cases, the date of the guilty plea will also be the conviction date. The sentence will begin that day unless there are other stipulations.
A conviction by plea is where you plea "guilty" or "nolo contendre" (no contest) to a charge. The plea is treated as a conviction of that charge.
A vacated conviction in WA State will set aside the disabilities imposed by the conviction. It replaces a guilty plea with a not guilty plea or a guilty conviction with a not guilty conviction. However, certain conditions must be met before a criminal conviction can be vacated.
Yes
A compact conviction refers to a criminal conviction that has been reduced or minimized as part of a plea agreement between the defendant and the prosecution. This can involve reduced charges or penalties in exchange for a guilty plea.
Wait. If there is a plea of guilty, there can be no not guilty decision; in such cases, there is no trial, only sentencing. The only way it would be reopened is if the defendant rescinded his guilty plea and successfully appealed for a new trial, which then, in theory, could be dismissed. In the event of a dismissal, there is no conviction, unless of course the prosecutor successfully appeals and seeks a new trial, which in light of the original guilty plea, most prosecutors would.
Yes, there is a difference. Pleading guilty is a voluntary admission of guilt by the defendant, whereas being convicted means that the court has found the defendant guilty after a trial or plea.
"Re-opened?" Was it appealed and reversed? If so, then the retrial finding of Not Guilty is the verdict that stands and you were NOT convicted.
No, it is a guilty plea
Your plea is : Guilty or Not Guilty.
Not guilty plea
"Entering a plea" means the offiical declaration of your plea in the case in which you were charged (i.e.- 'enter' a plea of guilty - 'enter' a plea of not guilty).
Yes. Essentially a plea of "No Contest" is just a gentler sounding way of pleading "Guilty."