Benton v. Maryland
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Benton v. Maryland is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied the Fifth Amendment’s protection against double jeopardy to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2660127 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Benton v. Maryland Context triple: [Palko v. Connecticut, overruledBy, Benton v. Maryland]
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A.
Barron v. Baltimore
Barron v. Baltimore is an 1833 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Bill of Rights restricts only the federal government, not the states.
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B.
Boynton v. Virginia
Boynton v. Virginia was a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended federal prohibitions against racial discrimination in interstate bus terminals, helping lay the legal groundwork for the Freedom Rides.
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C.
Maryland v. Wirtz
Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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D.
Gebhart v. Belton
Gebhart v. Belton was a landmark Delaware school segregation case whose rulings in favor of Black students became one of the four consolidated cases decided in Brown v. Board of Education, contributing to the Supreme Court’s rejection of “separate but equal” in public education.
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E.
Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
- 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: Benton v. Maryland Target entity description: Benton v. Maryland is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied the Fifth Amendment’s protection against double jeopardy to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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A.
Barron v. Baltimore
Barron v. Baltimore is an 1833 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the Bill of Rights restricts only the federal government, not the states.
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B.
Boynton v. Virginia
Boynton v. Virginia was a 1960 U.S. Supreme Court decision that extended federal prohibitions against racial discrimination in interstate bus terminals, helping lay the legal groundwork for the Freedom Rides.
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C.
Maryland v. Wirtz
Maryland v. Wirtz was a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the extension of federal minimum wage and overtime provisions to employees of state-operated schools and hospitals under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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D.
Gebhart v. Belton
Gebhart v. Belton was a landmark Delaware school segregation case whose rulings in favor of Black students became one of the four consolidated cases decided in Brown v. Board of Education, contributing to the Supreme Court’s rejection of “separate but equal” in public education.
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E.
Morgan v. Virginia
Morgan v. Virginia was a 1946 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down state laws mandating racial segregation on interstate buses, laying important groundwork for later civil rights actions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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constitutional law case ⓘ criminal procedure case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
criminal procedure
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incorporation doctrine ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1968-12-12 ⓘ |
| citation | 395 U.S. 784 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy |
John M. Harlan II
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surface form:
Justice John M. Harlan II
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| constitutionalProvisionInvolved |
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1969-03-24 ⓘ |
| dissentBy |
Hugo L. Black
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surface form:
Justice Hugo L. Black
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| docketNumber | No. 105 ⓘ |
| factSummary |
After Benton successfully challenged the jury oath and obtained a new trial, the state retried him on both burglary and larceny, and he was convicted on both counts.
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Benton v. Maryland self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Benton was tried in Maryland state court on charges including burglary and larceny and was acquitted of larceny but convicted of burglary.
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| fullName |
Benton v. Maryland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969)
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| holding |
Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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surface form:
The Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
The earlier decision in Palko v. Connecticut, limiting incorporation of the Double Jeopardy Clause, is overruled. ⓘ |
| impact |
Confirmed that protection against double jeopardy is a fundamental right enforceable against the states.
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Expanded the scope of the incorporation doctrine for criminal procedural safeguards. ⓘ |
| incorporationType | selective incorporation of the Double Jeopardy Clause ⓘ |
| issue |
Whether a defendant can be retried on a charge for which he was previously acquitted after a successful appeal on another count.
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Whether the Double Jeopardy Clause is applicable to the states via the Fourteenth Amendment. ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Earl Warren
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surface form:
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Abe Fortas ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Abe Fortas
Byron R. White ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Byron R. White
Potter Stewart ⓘ
surface form:
Justice Potter Stewart
William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William J. Brennan Jr.
William O. Douglas ⓘ
surface form:
Justice William O. Douglas
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| judgment | Reversed ⓘ |
| legalDoctrine | double jeopardy ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy |
Thurgood Marshall
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surface form:
Justice Thurgood Marshall
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| originatingCourt |
Circuit Court for Calvert County
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surface form:
Circuit Court for Calvert County, Maryland
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| overruled | Palko v. Connecticut ⓘ |
| overruledCitation |
Palko v. Connecticut
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surface form:
Palko v. Connecticut, 302 U.S. 319 (1937)
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| petitioner | John Dalmer Benton ⓘ |
| proceduralPosture | Appeal from the Court of Appeals of Maryland ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Duncan v. Louisiana
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Malloy v. Hogan ⓘ Washington v. Texas ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | fundamental rights under the Fourteenth Amendment ⓘ |
| respondent |
Maryland
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surface form:
State of Maryland
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| ruleOfLaw | A state may not subject a defendant to a second trial for an offense of which he has been acquitted. ⓘ |
| stateInvolved | Maryland ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | criminal prosecution for burglary and larceny ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warren Court era ⓘ |
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Subject: Benton v. Maryland Description of subject: Benton v. Maryland is a 1969 U.S. Supreme Court decision that applied the Fifth Amendment’s protection against double jeopardy to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Benton v. Maryland, 395 U.S. 784 (1969)
this entity surface form:
Benton was tried in Maryland state court on charges including burglary and larceny and was acquitted of larceny but convicted of burglary.