State v. Melancon

Opinion

PEARCE, Judge:

11 Paul Melancon set fire to his brother's house. After his arrest, he met with a prosecutor and accepted a plea deal. As part of that deal, Paul Melancon agreed to testify that he had enkindled the house as part of a plan his brother, Michael Melancon (Defendant), had devised to collect the proceeds of an insurance policy. Before Defendant's trial, Defendant sought to disqualify the prosecutor, claiming he needed to call the prosecntor as a witness to testify concerning the plea negotiations. The trial court denied the disqualification motion. Defendant was convicted of…