State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al.
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State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al. is the criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder of Knoxville couple Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson | 4 |
| State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al. canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al. Context triple: [Christopher Newsom, legalCase, State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al.]
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Alabama v. Shelton
Alabama v. Shelton is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a suspended sentence that may result in imprisonment cannot be imposed unless the defendant was afforded the right to counsel.
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Love v. Beshear
Love v. Beshear is a landmark federal court case that contributed to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Kentucky and helped pave the way for the U.S. Supreme Court’s nationwide marriage equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Tanco v. Haslam
Tanco v. Haslam was a federal court case challenging Tennessee’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages, which became one of the cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al. Target entity description: State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al. is the criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder of Knoxville couple Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
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A.
Alabama v. Shelton
Alabama v. Shelton is a 2002 U.S. Supreme Court case that held a suspended sentence that may result in imprisonment cannot be imposed unless the defendant was afforded the right to counsel.
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B.
Love v. Beshear
Love v. Beshear is a landmark federal court case that contributed to the legalization of same-sex marriage in Kentucky and helped pave the way for the U.S. Supreme Court’s nationwide marriage equality ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.
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C.
Tanco v. Haslam
Tanco v. Haslam was a federal court case challenging Tennessee’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages, which became one of the cases consolidated into the landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
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D.
Ray v. Blair
Ray v. Blair is a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld a state's authority to require presidential electors to pledge support for their party's nominees as a condition of appointment.
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E.
Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
criminal case
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murder trial ⓘ |
| aroseFrom |
kidnapping of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom
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murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom ⓘ rape of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom ⓘ torture of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom ⓘ |
| charge |
aggravated kidnapping
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aggravated rape ⓘ aggravated robbery ⓘ first-degree murder ⓘ kidnapping ⓘ murder ⓘ rape ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| cityOfCrime |
Knoxville, Tennessee
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surface form:
Knoxville
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crimeDate | January 2007 ⓘ |
| crimeType |
homicide
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sexual assault ⓘ violent crime ⓘ |
| defendant |
George Thomas
ⓘ
Lemaricus Davidson ⓘ Letalvis Cobbins ⓘ Vanessa Coleman ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
forensic evidence
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witness testimony ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Knox County, Tennessee
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
surface form:
State of Tennessee
|
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| legalOutcomeForLeadDefendant | conviction on multiple counts ⓘ |
| legalProceedingType | criminal prosecution ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Tennessee state court system ⓘ |
| location | Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive media coverage in Tennessee
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extreme brutality of the crimes ⓘ multiple defendants ⓘ |
| prosecutingAuthority | Knox County District Attorney General ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
State of Tennessee v. George Thomas
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State of Tennessee v. Letalvis Cobbins ⓘ State of Tennessee v. Vanessa Coleman ⓘ |
| stateOfCrime | Tennessee ⓘ |
| victim |
Channon Christian
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Christopher Newsom ⓘ |
| victimRelationship | dating couple ⓘ |
| victimResidence | Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| year | 2007 ⓘ |
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Subject: State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al. Description of subject: State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al. is the criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, torture, and murder of Knoxville couple Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom.
Referenced by (5)
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