For the purposes of Part II of this subtitle, a person is convicted when in a criminal proceeding the person: (1) is found guilty; or (2) enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the plea is accepted by the court.
Maryland Legal Code
For the purposes of Part II of this subtitle, a person is convicted when in a criminal proceeding the person: (1) is found guilty; or (2) enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the plea is accepted by the court.