Yes. It's called a plea bargain or a nolo contendre plea. Meaning that you do not contest the investigating reports that place you as the suspect of a crime. Instead of being heard in a jury or judge trial setting to be convicted, you go directly to a sentencing trial.
You are not "convicted" unless a verdict has been rendered and a sentence pronounced. It that never took place prior to the plea bargain, then no, you are not.
Yes, entering a guilty plea is the same as being convicted of the crime that the person was charged with.
Yes, it is possible to plead guilty to a crime but not be convicted if the court decides to dismiss the charges or if a plea deal is reached that does not result in a conviction.
The legal definition of convicted is one whom a court has officially determined is guilty of a criminal offense. That determination is made at the conclusion of a criminal prosecution or after the entry of a plea of guilty.
No, it is a guilty plea
Yes - conviction is a judgment made by jury (or judge in a bench trial), but conviction requires a trial. A guilty plea eliminated the need for a trial.
If you haven't gone to trial or been convicted yet, you can change your plea for any or no reason at all.
"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.
Your plea is : Guilty or Not Guilty.
You are considered guilty of a crime at the time that you enter the plea - regardless of when sentencing occurs.Added: You are "convicted" of whatever offense you pled to at the moment the judge pronounces the verdict.
Not guilty plea
I think you have to be convicted (that includes a guilty plea) before you loose you job.