Legal Opinion
State v. Group
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided December 30, 2002No. 1999-1152PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLundberg Stratton, J.
{¶ 1} On January 18, 1997, the appellant, Scott A. Group, shot Robert Lozier to death during a robbery. Group was convicted of aggravated murder and sentenced to death.
{¶ 2} Robert Lozier’s wife, Sandra Lozier, owned the Downtown Bar in Youngstown, Ohio. In late September 1996, the Loziers began buying wine and other merchandise from Ohio Wine Imports Company. Group, who was then employed as a deliveryman for Ohio Wine, made weekly deliveries to the Downtown Bar. Group never asked the Loziers to sign or initial a copy of the invoice when they took delivery, a practice Mrs. Lozier…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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