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Terms Used In Maryland Code, CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 11-108

  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
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.