463 S.E.2d 347 BEAM v. THE STATE. S95A0633.Supreme Court of Georgia. DECIDED NOVEMBER 13, 1995. HINES, Justice. Steven Beam was convicted of the malice murder of an Atlanta taxicab driver, Oruada Opkani, and sentenced to life imprisonment.[1] Through the testimony of a female companion in the victim’s taxicab with Beam, the State presented evidence that […]