I was charged with trespassing and had a citizens arrest placed on me! Complete misunderstanding and the judge recognized that and dropped all charges. Never convicted, never paid a fine, never had an infraction. I dont have to disclose it so I wont. Dont know if it will hurt me since I have not interviewed anywhere since this happened.
With that said, since you were convicted, you will have to talk about it when interviewing. I agree with what Rickair said and it sucks that society automatically labels you a "bad seed" without really knowing the facts. Hang in there and if there is any way you can get this off of your record, do it.