Terry Melvin Sims
Terry Melvin Sims | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1942 |
| Died | February 23, 2000 (aged 58) |
| Cause of death | Execution by lethal injection |
| Criminal status | Executed |
| Conviction | First degree murder |
| Details | |
| Victims | George Pfeil |
| Date | December 29, 1977 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
Date apprehended | June 25, 1978 |
Terry Melvin Sims (February 5, 1942 – February 23, 2000) was an American convicted murderer who was executed by the state of Florida for fatally shooting a sheriff's deputy in Longwood, Florida. He was the first Florida inmate executed with the use of lethal injection, after the previous execution, which was conducted under the electric chair, had been seriously botched.