Beasley v. State

Thompson, Justice.

Ronnie Jack Beasley, Jr., was convicted of malice murder, armed robbery and theft by taking a motor vehicle in connection with the death of Olin Miller.1 Although the State sought the death penalty for *621Beasley’s role in the crimes, the jury fixed his sentence at life without parole. Beasley appeals asserting, inter alia, that the trial court erred in permitting a movie, “Natural Born Killers,” to be admitted into evidence and shown to the jury. Finding no reversible error, we affirm.

Viewed in a light favorable to the verdict, we find the following: Beasley lived in a trailer…