STATE v. CHAPPELLE

No. COA07-1312.

667 S.E.2d 327 (2008)

STATE of North Carolina v. Jason Jeremiah CHAPPELLE.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 21, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General Elizabeth F. Parsons, for the State.

Appellate Defender Staples Hughes, by Assistant Appellate Defender Daniel R. Pollitt, for defendant-appellant.


STEELMAN, Judge.

Where the State presented substantial evidence of each element of arson, the trial court did not err in denying defendant's motions to dismiss. Testimony that the victim of the arson refused to agree to allow defendant to store stolen goods in her home was relevant to show defendant's motive to burn the premises. The trial court did not err in allowing defendant to dismiss counsel over tactical differences and represent himself after a thorough colloquy...

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