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Jay D. Sott, 48, was executed by lethal injection. On April 17, the State asked the Ohio Supreme Court to set a new execution date for Jay D. Scott, only hours after a Cleveland appeals court ruled he was competent to be executed under Ohio law. Attorney General Betty Montgomery cited the decision by the 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals, which voted 2-1 to uphold a lower court judge's decision. Scott came within about an hour of execution when the Ohio Supreme Court delayed his death to give the appeals court time to rule. On April 4, Jay D. Scott chosed lethal injection over the electric chair for his method of execution.