Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia

Re: victimized twice

If you haven't received an enforceable subpoena to appear on the day scheduled for trial, you are not (legally)obligated to appear. And, furthermore, if you live hundreds of miles beyond the borders of the Commonwealth, chances are that the subpoena with which you've been served by mail is not sufficient to compel your presence in Virginia.

Nevertheless, as the poster from the Commonwealth to the north has noted,

these robbers will undoubtedly get off

with impunity for their crime(s) if you fail to appear as the Commonwealth's chief(and likely only witness) in the matter.

Re: victimized twice

You should speak to the prosecutor in Virginia, they may have victim-witness funds available to bring you court. Moreover, you should speak to a Virginia licensed attorney to discuss the jurisdiction and authority of their courts to compel your attendance at a proceeding. That said, if you do not appear to tesify as a witness, it may very well be that the Commonwealth of Virginia will not be able to prove that you were robbed.