He should have thought about that before he stole that candy bar, and skipped the trial.
Actions have consequences, sometimes even years later.
i work in a law office, and we get calls like this from time to time... someone wants to a new job, and they go through a background check, and find out they have outstanding tickets... some that should have been taken care of, but because of a mistake or a glitch, it’s still in the system... but more often because the person never bothered to pay a fine, take care of a traffic ticket or appear in court...