Ragan v. State

HUNSTEIN, Justice.

Appellant Lonnie Ragan was convicted of murder and related offenses in connection with the murder of Holly Hearn. Appellant now appeals his convictions, arguing that the trial court committed reversible error by failing to grant his motion for mistrial and by *829admitting in-life photographs of the victim adduced by the State. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.1

Viewed in a light most favorable to the jury’s verdicts, the evidence adduced at trial established as follows. Appellant, a convicted felon, went looking for his estranged wife and son. Initially, he encountered…