John Dalmer Benton
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John Dalmer Benton was the criminal defendant whose successful appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court case Benton v. Maryland led to the incorporation of the Double Jeopardy Clause against the states.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Dalmer Benton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11974169 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Dalmer Benton Context triple: [Benton v. Maryland, petitioner, John Dalmer Benton]
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A.
Samuel Bingham
Samuel Bingham was a son of the early American missionary Hiram Bingham I, likely associated with the prominent Bingham family involved in 19th-century missionary and religious work.
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B.
Morris Ketchum
Morris Ketchum was a prominent 19th-century American financier and industrialist involved in major railroad and manufacturing enterprises.
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C.
Bennett Champ Clark
Bennett Champ Clark was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Missouri and was the son of longtime House Speaker Champ Clark.
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D.
Benton Wesley
Benton Wesley is a key fictional character in Patricia Cornwell’s crime novels, known as an FBI profiler who frequently collaborates with medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.
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E.
Ludlow Ogden Smith
Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Dalmer Benton Target entity description: John Dalmer Benton was the criminal defendant whose successful appeal in the U.S. Supreme Court case Benton v. Maryland led to the incorporation of the Double Jeopardy Clause against the states.
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A.
Samuel Bingham
Samuel Bingham was a son of the early American missionary Hiram Bingham I, likely associated with the prominent Bingham family involved in 19th-century missionary and religious work.
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B.
Morris Ketchum
Morris Ketchum was a prominent 19th-century American financier and industrialist involved in major railroad and manufacturing enterprises.
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C.
Bennett Champ Clark
Bennett Champ Clark was an American Democratic politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Missouri and was the son of longtime House Speaker Champ Clark.
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D.
Benton Wesley
Benton Wesley is a key fictional character in Patricia Cornwell’s crime novels, known as an FBI profiler who frequently collaborates with medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpetta.
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E.
Ludlow Ogden Smith
Ludlow Ogden Smith was an American businessman best known as the first husband of actress Katharine Hepburn.
- F. None of above. chosen
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