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Thread: Scott A. Group - Ohio Execution - February 17, 2027

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    Scott A. Group - Ohio Execution - February 17, 2027




    Summary of Offense:

    On January 18, 1997, Group murdered 56-year-old Robert Lozier at the Downtown Bar in Youngstown. Mr. Lozier and his wife, Sandra Lozier, owned the bar. Group, who was a delivery man for Ohio Wine Imports Company, made weekly deliveries to the Loziers' bar. On the day of the murder, Group went to the bar to review some invoices. He forced Mr. and Mrs. Lozier into the restroom at gunpoint, shot them in the head, and stole $1200 to $1300 cash from the bar. Mrs. Lozier was able to call 911 and testified against Group at trial. DNA testing conducted prior to trial revealed that Mr. Lozier's blood was on Group's shoe when he was arrested.

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    Group's direct appeal was denied by the Ohio Supreme Court on December 30, 2002.

    Decision is here: https:http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/rod/ne...-Ohio-7247.pdf

    Post-conviction relief was denied by the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas on December 31, 2009, and the decision was affirmed by the Ohio Supreme Court on December 8, 2011.

    Decision is here: http://ohio-supreme-court.vlex.com/v...roup-339108790

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    On July 29, 2013, Group filed a habeas petition in Federal District Court.

    http://dockets.justia.com/docket/ohi...v01636/202512/

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    On January 20, 2016, Group's habeas petition was DENIED in Federal District Court.

    https://docs.justia.com/cases/federa...1636/202512/54

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    Ohio Supreme Court won't reopen death penalty case

    By MARC KOVAC
    The Alliance Review

    COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected a request to reopen legal proceedings in the 1997 murder of a Youngstown bar owner.

    The decision Wednesday came without comment, other than a note among the court’s daily announcements that Scott Group’s application for reopening had been denied.

    Group was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of 56-year-old Robert Lozier, owner of the Downtown Bar in Youngstown.

    According to documents, Group, a deliveryman for a wine company, forced Lozier and his wife into a restroom and shot them both in the head before stealing more than $1,200. Sandra Lozier survived the attack and testified against Group at trial; Lozier's blood was found on Group's shoe when he was arrested.

    Group filed an application to reopen the case last year, alleging his legal counsel did not effectively represent his appeals or challenge issues from his original trial.

    "I had no rapport or communication with either of my appellate attorneys," Group said in an affidavit filed with the court. "I never spoke with [the attorney representing him on appeal] ... I never spoke directly with any of them. They never came to see me, and I could only communicate with them by mail."

    The application for reopening was a standard part of the appeals process for death penalty cases, though Group was supposed to submit the request more than a decade ago.

    No execution date has been sought or set yet for Group.

    http://www.the-review.com/dix%20stat...h-penalty-case

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    In today's United States Supreme Court orders, Group's petition for a writ of certiorari was DENIED.

    Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
    Case Numbers: (16-3726)
    Decision Date: May 25, 2017
    Rehearing Denied: December 21, 2017

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....c/17-8188.html

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    In today's Motions And Procedural Rulings, the Ohio Supreme Court set Group's execution date for Wednesday, January 10, 2024.
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    The two democrats on the court joined the rest of the court in setting the date. This is good news, it means they won't pull a Bill O'Neill in every DP case.

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    Distributed for conference September 29, 2020.

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....c/19-8746.html
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    In today's orders, the United States Supreme Court declined to review Group's petition for certiorari.

    Lower Ct: Court of Appeals of Ohio, Mahoning County
    Case Numbers: (18 MA 0098)
    Decision Date: September 18, 2019
    Discretionary Court Decision Date:January 21, 2020

    https://www.supremecourt.gov/search....c/19-8746.html
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