Florida设定2026年2月24日处决65岁的Melvin Trotter, 罪名是1986年一起抢劫案中的谋杀罪。 Florida has set Feb. 24, 2026, for the execution of Melvin Trotter, 65, convicted of a 1986 murder during a robbery.

Florida已安排65岁的Melvin Trotter, 于2026年2月24日注射死刑, 罪名是1986年杂货店店主Virgie Langford在帕尔梅托抢劫案被谋杀。 Florida has scheduled Melvin Trotter, 65, for execution by lethal injection on February 24, 2026, for the 1986 murder of grocery store owner Virgie Langford during a robbery in Palmetto. 州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯签署了死刑令，使特罗特成为佛罗里达州2026年的第二次执行死刑。 Governor Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant, making Trotter Florida’s second execution of 2026. Trotter最初于1987年被判处死刑,但由于法律错误,佛罗里达最高法院的一项裁决导致1993年重判。 Trotter was originally sentenced to death in 1987, but a Florida Supreme Court ruling led to a resentencing in 1993 due to legal errors. 证据包括一件印有Langford血型的T恤衫和Trotter在现场的手印,以及用名为“Melvin”的Tropicana徽章描述袭击者。 他的法律团队计划向佛罗里达州和美国最高法院上诉。 Evidence included a T-shirt with Langford’s blood type and Trotter’s handprint at the scene, along with a description of the attacker using a Tropicana badge with the name “Melvin.” His legal team plans to appeal to both the Florida and U.S. Supreme Courts. 佛罗里达州在2025年处决了19名囚犯,这是创纪录的19名囚犯,这是1976年恢复死刑以来最多的一次,并引领全国处决,全国处决总数达到47名,是2009年以来最高的。 Florida executed a record 19 inmates in 2025—the most since the death penalty’s reinstatement in 1976—and led the nation in executions, contributing to a national total of 47, the highest since 2009.