Aaron Mitchell (murderer)
Aaron C. Mitchell | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 Alabama, U.S. |
| Died | April 12, 1967 (aged 37) San Quentin State Prison, California, U.S. |
| Criminal status | Executed by gas chamber |
| Motive | To avoid arrest |
| Convictions | First degree murder Assault with intent to commit robbery Robbery Auto theft (2 counts) Escape |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
| Details | |
| Victims | Arnold Gamble, 42 |
| Date | February 15, 1963 |
Aaron C. Mitchell (d. April 12, 1967) was a murderer, convicted of the February 15, 1963, killing of Sacramento police officer Arnold Gamble, who was responding to a robbery committed by Mitchell. He was sentenced to death, and was executed in the gas chamber. Mitchell, who was from Alabama, had a lengthy criminal record that spanned 20 years. Mitchell was the last inmate to be executed involuntarily before the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia in 1972, which invalided all existing death penalty statutes at the time.