select c.data into data from doc c where c.doc_id = id and c.group_cur > group_cur order by c.id desc limit 1;
EXCEPTION
    WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
        select c.data into data from doc c where c.doc_id = id and c.global_cur > global_cur order by c.id desc limit 1;
        EXCEPTION
            WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
                RETURN NULL;

SELECT c.data into data
FROM  doc c
WHERE c.doc_id = id
  and (
    c.group_cur > group_cur
    or
    c.global_cur > global_cur
  )
ORDER BY
  -- this will make group always preferred over global
  case when c.group_cur > group_cur then 1 else 2 end ASC,
  -- and this is your normal ordering
  c.id DESC
limit 1;

select c.data into data
from doc c
where c.doc_id = id and c.group_cur > group_cur
order by c.id desc limit 1;
if not found then
    select c.data into data
    from doc c
    where c.doc_id = id and c.global_cur > global_cur
    order by c.id desc limit 1;
    if not found then return null; end if;
end if;