Coker v. Georgia
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Coker v. Georgia is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the death penalty is a disproportionate punishment for the crime of raping an adult woman, thereby limiting the application of capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coker v. Georgia canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2797281 — 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: Coker v. Georgia Context triple: [Gregg v. Georgia, followedBy, Coker v. Georgia]
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A.
Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily halted capital punishment nationwide by ruling existing death penalty schemes unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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B.
McCleskey v. Kemp
McCleskey v. Kemp is a landmark 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the death penalty based on statistical evidence of racial disparities in its application.
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C.
Atkins v. Virginia
Atkins v. Virginia is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held executing individuals with intellectual disabilities violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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D.
Jackson v. Georgia
Jackson v. Georgia is a United States Supreme Court case that, alongside Furman v. Georgia, addressed the constitutionality and application of the death penalty under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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E.
Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
- 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: Coker v. Georgia Target entity description: Coker v. Georgia is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the death penalty is a disproportionate punishment for the crime of raping an adult woman, thereby limiting the application of capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
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A.
Furman v. Georgia
Furman v. Georgia is a landmark 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that temporarily halted capital punishment nationwide by ruling existing death penalty schemes unconstitutional under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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B.
McCleskey v. Kemp
McCleskey v. Kemp is a landmark 1987 U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court rejected a constitutional challenge to the death penalty based on statistical evidence of racial disparities in its application.
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C.
Atkins v. Virginia
Atkins v. Virginia is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held executing individuals with intellectual disabilities violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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D.
Jackson v. Georgia
Jackson v. Georgia is a United States Supreme Court case that, alongside Furman v. Georgia, addressed the constitutionality and application of the death penalty under the Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments.
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E.
Chisholm v. Georgia
Chisholm v. Georgia was a 1793 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a state could be sued in federal court by a citizen of another state, a ruling that led directly to the adoption of the Eleventh Amendment limiting such suits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Eighth Amendment case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ capital punishment case ⓘ criminal law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
Eighth Amendment jurisprudence
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capital punishment law ⓘ constitutional law ⓘ criminal procedure ⓘ |
| arguedDate | March 28, 1977 ⓘ |
| citation | 433 U.S. 584 ⓘ |
| concurringOpinionBy |
Potter Stewart
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Thurgood Marshall ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted |
Eighth 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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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | June 29, 1977 ⓘ |
| decisionType | plurality decision ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Warren E. Burger ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 75-5444 ⓘ |
| effect |
Constrained states’ ability to impose death penalty for non-homicide crimes against individuals
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Invalidated death penalty for rape of an adult woman in Georgia ⓘ |
| fullName | Coker v. Georgia self-link ⓘ |
| holding |
The death penalty for the rape of an adult woman violates the Eighth Amendment prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments
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The death penalty is a grossly disproportionate and excessive punishment for the crime of raping an adult woman ⓘ |
| joinedByInPlurality |
Harry A. Blackmun
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Lewis F. Powell Jr. ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Georgia
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surface form:
State of Georgia
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| legalIssue | Whether the death penalty is a constitutionally permissible punishment for the rape of an adult woman ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Byron R. White ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | Supreme Court of Georgia ⓘ |
| petitioner | Erlich Anthony Coker ⓘ |
| pluralityOpinionBy | Byron R. White ⓘ |
| precedentFor |
Limiting use of the death penalty to crimes resulting in death
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Prohibiting capital punishment for the rape of an adult woman ⓘ |
| punishmentChallenged | death penalty ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Furman v. Georgia
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Gregg v. Georgia ⓘ Kennedy v. Louisiana ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent |
Georgia
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surface form:
State of Georgia
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| result |
Conviction for rape affirmed but death sentence vacated
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Death sentence for rape of an adult woman held unconstitutional ⓘ |
| stateLawInvolved | Georgia capital punishment statute for rape ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | rape of an adult woman ⓘ |
| volume | 433 ⓘ |
| vote | 7-2 on the judgment ⓘ |
| year | 1977 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coker v. Georgia Description of subject: Coker v. Georgia is a 1977 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the death penalty is a disproportionate punishment for the crime of raping an adult woman, thereby limiting the application of capital punishment under the Eighth Amendment.
Referenced by (3)
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