Troy Leon Gregg
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Troy Leon Gregg was the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that reinstated the constitutionality of the death penalty under revised sentencing procedures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Troy Leon Gregg canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2797247 — 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: Troy Leon Gregg Context triple: [Gregg v. Georgia, hasPetitioner, Troy Leon Gregg]
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A.
Troy Taylor
Troy Taylor is an American R&B record producer and songwriter known for his work with artists such as Trey Songz and Whitney Houston.
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B.
Troy Miller
Troy Miller is an American film and television director and producer known for his work in comedy specials, series, and feature films.
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C.
Brant Daugherty
Brant Daugherty is an American actor known for his roles in television series like "Pretty Little Liars" and films including the "Fifty Shades" franchise.
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D.
Greg Corbin
Greg Corbin is a character from the animated television series "American Dad!", known as Stan Smith’s liberal, openly gay neighbor and local news anchor.
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E.
Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers is an American jazz and soul-influenced singer, saxophonist, and songwriter known for his early 1990s pop hits and later critically acclaimed jazz recordings.
- 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: Troy Leon Gregg Target entity description: Troy Leon Gregg was the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that reinstated the constitutionality of the death penalty under revised sentencing procedures.
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A.
Troy Taylor
Troy Taylor is an American R&B record producer and songwriter known for his work with artists such as Trey Songz and Whitney Houston.
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B.
Troy Miller
Troy Miller is an American film and television director and producer known for his work in comedy specials, series, and feature films.
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C.
Brant Daugherty
Brant Daugherty is an American actor known for his roles in television series like "Pretty Little Liars" and films including the "Fifty Shades" franchise.
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D.
Greg Corbin
Greg Corbin is a character from the animated television series "American Dad!", known as Stan Smith’s liberal, openly gay neighbor and local news anchor.
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E.
Curtis Stigers
Curtis Stigers is an American jazz and soul-influenced singer, saxophonist, and songwriter known for his early 1990s pop hits and later critically acclaimed jazz recordings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal defendant
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | reinstatement of the death penalty in the United States in 1976 ⓘ |
| associatedWithLegalDoctrine |
constitutionality of the death penalty
ⓘ
guided discretion death penalty statutes ⓘ |
| causeOfFame | U.S. Supreme Court death penalty case ⓘ |
| convictedIn | Georgia ⓘ |
| convictedOf | murder ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| defendantIn | Gregg v. Georgia ⓘ |
| fullName | Troy Leon Gregg self-link ⓘ |
| hasLegalSignificance | central figure in landmark capital punishment jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasNameInCaseTitle | Gregg ⓘ |
| hasRole | petitioner in Gregg v. Georgia ⓘ |
| involvedIn | challenge to Georgia’s revised capital sentencing procedures ⓘ |
| legalProceedingOutcomeAtSupremeCourt | death sentence upheld ⓘ |
| legalStatusInCase | sentenced to death ⓘ |
| linkedToIssue |
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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capital punishment procedures ⓘ cruel and unusual punishments ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the defendant in Gregg v. Georgia ⓘ |
| relatedCourt | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedJurisdiction |
Georgia
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surface form:
State of Georgia
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| sentence | death penalty ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotability | 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Troy Leon Gregg Description of subject: Troy Leon Gregg was the defendant in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that reinstated the constitutionality of the death penalty under revised sentencing procedures.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.