No. 25A926
Melvin Trotter v. Florida, et al.
Tags: cruel-and-unusual-punishment death-penalty eighth-amendment lethal-injection protocol-violation stay-of-execution
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Question Presented (from Petition)
Question not identified.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether the maladministration of Florida's lethal injection protocol, constituting a failure to follow established procedures, violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment independent of challenges to the method of execution itself
Docket Entries
2026-02-24
Application (25A926) referred to the Court.
2026-02-24
Application (25A926) for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to Justice Thomas any by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied. Statement of Justice Sotomayor respecting the denial of the application for stay of execution and denial of certiorari (Detached Opinion).
2026-02-23
Response of Florida to application submitted.
2026-02-23
Response to application from respondents Florida, et al. filed.
2026-02-19
Application (25A926) for a stay of execution of sentence of death, submitted to Justice Thomas.
Attorneys
Florida
Scott Andrew Browne — Office of the Attorney General, Respondent
Melvin Trotter