Theodore Payton
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Theodore Payton was a criminal defendant whose challenge to a warrantless home arrest led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Payton v. New York on Fourth Amendment protections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodore Payton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17480061 — 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: Theodore Payton Context triple: [Payton v. New York, party, Theodore Payton]
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A.
James Payton
James Payton is a tough, no-nonsense Atlanta police detective portrayed by Ice Cube in the action-comedy film "Ride Along."
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B.
Brian Pittman
Brian Pittman is an American musician best known as the original bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K.
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C.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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D.
Charles Tyner
Charles Tyner was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television from the 1960s through the 1980s, often portraying stern or antagonistic authority figures.
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E.
DeWayne Turrentine
DeWayne Turrentine is an American actor, producer, and former model who has appeared in film and television and is also known for his long-term marriage to actress Reagan Gomez-Preston.
- 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: Theodore Payton Target entity description: Theodore Payton was a criminal defendant whose challenge to a warrantless home arrest led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Payton v. New York on Fourth Amendment protections.
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A.
James Payton
James Payton is a tough, no-nonsense Atlanta police detective portrayed by Ice Cube in the action-comedy film "Ride Along."
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B.
Brian Pittman
Brian Pittman is an American musician best known as the original bassist for the Christian rock band Relient K.
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C.
Clifton McNeely
Clifton McNeely was an American basketball player and coach known for being the first overall pick in the inaugural 1947 BAA (now NBA) draft.
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D.
Charles Tyner
Charles Tyner was an American character actor known for his supporting roles in films and television from the 1960s through the 1980s, often portraying stern or antagonistic authority figures.
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E.
DeWayne Turrentine
DeWayne Turrentine is an American actor, producer, and former model who has appeared in film and television and is also known for his long-term marriage to actress Reagan Gomez-Preston.
- F. None of above. chosen
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