"Continued" doesn't mean nothing happened. "Continued" can be an erroneous term for some other action. What was today's court date for?
I have seen this tactic used here in NC on many occasions. Some phony reason can be given by the DA to "continue" a case just to force a person to miss work, school or whatever as a way to beat them down to submission. This is a dirty tactic used by the system against working people here.
http://dwb.newsobserver.com/news/ncwire_news/story/2992299p-9419145c.html