Triple

T3929501
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Christopher Newsom E93360 entity
Predicate legalCase P3996 FINISHED
Object State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd
State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd is a criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian in Knoxville, Tennessee.
E399157 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd | Statement: [Christopher Newsom, legalCase, State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd
Context triple: [Christopher Newsom, legalCase, State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd]
  • 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Tennessee’s Partner
    Tennessee’s Partner is a classic short story by American author Bret Harte, known for its portrayal of loyalty and friendship set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush.
  • D. Oregon v. Elstad
    Oregon v. Elstad is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that a suspect’s later, properly Mirandized confession can be admissible even if an earlier unwarned statement was obtained in violation of Miranda.
  • 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.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd
Triple: [Christopher Newsom, legalCase, State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd]
Generated description
State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd is a criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian in Knoxville, Tennessee.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd
Target entity description: State of Tennessee v. Eric Boyd is a criminal case arising from the 2007 kidnapping, rape, and murder of Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian in Knoxville, Tennessee.
  • 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.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Tennessee’s Partner
    Tennessee’s Partner is a classic short story by American author Bret Harte, known for its portrayal of loyalty and friendship set against the backdrop of the California Gold Rush.
  • D. Oregon v. Elstad
    Oregon v. Elstad is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that a suspect’s later, properly Mirandized confession can be admissible even if an earlier unwarned statement was obtained in violation of Miranda.
  • 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

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69aed96bfa1081908f7b30f2c647dee6 completed March 9, 2026, 2:30 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69aeeda65b708190b24cd715915aec1d completed March 9, 2026, 3:56 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b5288094408190b5fece72ead94ec1 completed March 14, 2026, 9:21 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b5293b41748190929665970712707a completed March 14, 2026, 9:24 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b529e9080481908ff0ec30b295cfc3 completed March 14, 2026, 9:27 a.m.
Created at: March 9, 2026, 3:23 p.m.