My question involves criminal law for the state of: California
Hi im 24 years old and this is the story. i will leave nothing out as this site is non biased so I have no reason to lie. a couple of weeks ago a buddy of mine asked me to take his 2003 Escalade so that he can report it stolen at first I declined his offer my wife and I talked about the situation, and at one point she advised that we could use the extra money. So i went forth to the new job she assisted me in a lot of the removing of parts from the truck the front end (bumper, fenders, hood) the complete interior and the tailgate. So her fingerprints are on this about the same as mine we have 2 kids, and last Friday (5/21/2010) we got into a dispute where she left to her parents house, the vehicle was still in my garage at about 8:30 or so i get a call from a neighbor of mine informing me that there was 8 Police vehicles heading down my street (our community is patrolled by the Sheriff) advising me to flee the area to another neighbors house. i couldn't do this cause I had my 2 kids with me, so I locked all the doors and sealed the windows closed and my kids and I hid in the house for about 3 hours. The police left leaving one vehicle behind with 2 officers my buddy's setup a plan to get me and my kids out of the house. The plan worked I left the house without the police having knowledge of me being there at that time. I came back 3 days later to find that my house had been ransacked the stolen truck gone, the parts gone, and search warrant on my counter, stating that they could enter my house at 2:42 AM 5/22/2010. So my question is what am I looking at im not sure what my wife did so that she is not in trouble maybe she worked a deal with the DA or she just said she had no part in it I don't know. I would like to know what the Statute of Limitations is on this particular case and what happens after that or what jail time I could be facing. All help and comments are appreciated!
Other facts: had keys to the vehicle and when police siezed vehicle the keys were still there, the house is not in my name it is a foreclosed house that I was asked to watch so that it would not be vandalized, no bills are in my name just have mail coming to the house and my DL address is that of the house

