Melvin L. Trotter
Advocates described Melvin Trotter as an intellectually disabled Black man, and a former teacher testified in his case about his difficulty learning in school and his placement in special education classes. The Florida Department of Corrections said the state executed him at Florida State Prison in Raiford on February 24, 2026. His lawyers argued that his intellectual disability and the state's lethal injection procedures made the execution unconstitutional, and the Florida Supreme Court denied his final appeals on February 17. About 45 people gathered outside the prison to oppose the execution.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state. His lawyers argued that his intellectual disability and the state's lethal injection procedures made the execution unconstitutional.
Reported by: Florida Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.