Johnny Paul Penry
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Johnny Paul Penry is a Texas man with intellectual disabilities whose capital murder case led to landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of executing people with mental impairments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johnny Paul Penry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23119480 — 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: Johnny Paul Penry Context triple: [Penry v. Lynaugh, petitioner, Johnny Paul Penry]
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A.
Clifton James
Clifton James was an American character actor best known for his comic portrayals of Southern lawmen in films such as the James Bond movies Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun.
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B.
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony is the birth name of American actor Tony Cox, best known for his roles as a little person in films such as "Bad Santa."
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C.
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony was an American director, actor, and occasional screenwriter best known for his work on Broadway and in mid-20th-century film and television.
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D.
Jack H. Brown
Jack H. Brown was an American business executive and longtime chairman and CEO of Stater Bros. Markets, recognized for his leadership in the grocery industry and philanthropy in education and public service.
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E.
Jonathan Patterson
Jonathan Patterson is an American educational administrator who serves as the superintendent overseeing the Fayette County Public Schools district in Georgia.
- 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: Johnny Paul Penry Target entity description: Johnny Paul Penry is a Texas man with intellectual disabilities whose capital murder case led to landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the constitutionality of executing people with mental impairments.
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A.
Clifton James
Clifton James was an American character actor best known for his comic portrayals of Southern lawmen in films such as the James Bond movies Live and Let Die and The Man with the Golden Gun.
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B.
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony is the birth name of American actor Tony Cox, best known for his roles as a little person in films such as "Bad Santa."
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C.
Joseph Anthony
Joseph Anthony was an American director, actor, and occasional screenwriter best known for his work on Broadway and in mid-20th-century film and television.
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D.
Jack H. Brown
Jack H. Brown was an American business executive and longtime chairman and CEO of Stater Bros. Markets, recognized for his leadership in the grocery industry and philanthropy in education and public service.
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E.
Jonathan Patterson
Jonathan Patterson is an American educational administrator who serves as the superintendent overseeing the Fayette County Public Schools district in Georgia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.