By issuing the bench warrant "under advisement," the judge is effectively saying, "Your failure to appear is noted, and a warrant is justified. However, I will not make it active at this time." Instead, the judge will set a new court date. The BWUA acts as a powerful incentive to ensure attendance.
The Big Debate on Bail Bonds
We have seen recently how having too low a bond allowed defendants with long violent criminal records to get back out on the street, only to commit more crimes and in some cases the death of innocent people. Judges have a difficult decision in balancing the constitutional rights of a defendant, who is innocent until proven guilty,