State of Tennessee v. George Thomas
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State of Tennessee v. George Thomas is a criminal case arising from the highly publicized 2007 torture and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knoxville, Tennessee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| State of Tennessee v. George Thomas canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3929499 — 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.
Target entity: State of Tennessee v. George Thomas Context triple: [Christopher Newsom, legalCase, State of Tennessee v. George Thomas]
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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.
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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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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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Coker v. Georgia
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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E.
Powell v. Alabama
Powell v. Alabama is a landmark 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held in capital cases the Due Process Clause requires defendants be given access to effective legal counsel, especially when they are young, illiterate, or otherwise disadvantaged.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: State of Tennessee v. George Thomas Target entity description: State of Tennessee v. George Thomas is a criminal case arising from the highly publicized 2007 torture and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Coker v. Georgia
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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E.
Powell v. Alabama
Powell v. Alabama is a landmark 1932 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held in capital cases the Due Process Clause requires defendants be given access to effective legal counsel, especially when they are young, illiterate, or otherwise disadvantaged.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court case
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criminal case ⓘ |
| charge |
kidnapping
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murder ⓘ rape ⓘ robbery ⓘ torture ⓘ |
| 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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kidnapping ⓘ sexual assault ⓘ |
| defendant | George Thomas ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom murder case
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surface form:
Christian-Newsom murders
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| jurisdiction |
Tennessee
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surface form:
State of Tennessee
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| legalSystem | Tennessee state court system ⓘ |
| location | Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high public attention and media coverage
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torture and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom ⓘ |
| placeOfCrime | Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ |
| prosecution |
Tennessee
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surface form:
State of Tennessee
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| relatedCase |
State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson et al.
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surface form:
State of Tennessee v. Lemaricus Davidson
State of Tennessee v. Letalvis Cobbins ⓘ State of Tennessee v. Vanessa Coleman ⓘ |
| subjectOf | news coverage about the Christian-Newsom murders ⓘ |
| victim |
Channon Christian
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Christopher Newsom ⓘ |
| victimCount | 2 ⓘ |
| victimGender |
female
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male ⓘ |
| yearOfCrime | 2007 ⓘ |
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Subject: State of Tennessee v. George Thomas Description of subject: State of Tennessee v. George Thomas is a criminal case arising from the highly publicized 2007 torture and murder of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Referenced by (5)
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