attorney Percy Foreman
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Percy Foreman was a prominent American criminal defense attorney best known for representing high-profile clients, including James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
All labels observed (1)
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| attorney Percy Foreman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7198889 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: attorney Percy Foreman Context triple: [James Earl Ray, representedBy, attorney Percy Foreman]
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A.
State's Attorney Henry Harvey
State's Attorney Henry Harvey is the principled prosecutor protagonist of the 1947 film noir "Boomerang!" who investigates a high-profile murder case that tests his commitment to justice.
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B.
Mickey Haller
Mickey Haller is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney, known as "The Lincoln Lawyer," who conducts much of his legal work from the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car in Michael Connelly’s crime novels.
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C.
Eugene Sawyer
Eugene Sawyer was an American politician who briefly served as mayor of Chicago in the late 1980s following the death of Harold Washington.
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D.
Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver
Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver is a fictional prosecutor character from the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," portrayed by actor Courtney B. Vance.
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E.
Charles Cutler
Charles Cutler was an artist and educator best known for founding the influential Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, a renowned summer residency program for visual artists in Maine.
- 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: attorney Percy Foreman Target entity description: Percy Foreman was a prominent American criminal defense attorney best known for representing high-profile clients, including James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
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A.
State's Attorney Henry Harvey
State's Attorney Henry Harvey is the principled prosecutor protagonist of the 1947 film noir "Boomerang!" who investigates a high-profile murder case that tests his commitment to justice.
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B.
Mickey Haller
Mickey Haller is a fictional Los Angeles defense attorney, known as "The Lincoln Lawyer," who conducts much of his legal work from the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car in Michael Connelly’s crime novels.
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C.
Eugene Sawyer
Eugene Sawyer was an American politician who briefly served as mayor of Chicago in the late 1980s following the death of Harold Washington.
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D.
Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver
Assistant District Attorney Ron Carver is a fictional prosecutor character from the television series "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," portrayed by actor Courtney B. Vance.
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E.
Charles Cutler
Charles Cutler was an artist and educator best known for founding the influential Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, a renowned summer residency program for visual artists in Maine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
attorney
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human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1980s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| awardReceived | American College of Trial Lawyers fellowship ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-06-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1988-02-01 ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most famous criminal defense lawyers in the United States in the mid-20th century ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Texas School of Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Texas at Austin ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Foreman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | criminal law ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | criminal defense ⓘ |
| givenName | Percy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableClient |
Candy Mossler
NERFINISHED
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Charles Harrelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles “Lucky” Luciano NERFINISHED ⓘ James Earl Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dramatic courtroom style
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negotiating plea bargains in capital cases ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| livedIn | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | State Bar of Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Percy Foreman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
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representing high-profile criminal defendants ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of James Earl Ray ⓘ |
| numberOfCapitalCases | more than 1500 ⓘ |
| occupation |
criminal defense attorney
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Timpson, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Houston, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented |
Candy Mossler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Harrelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles “Lucky” Luciano NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Ruby’s family ⓘ James Earl Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation | rarely had clients receive the death penalty ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Houston, Texas, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: attorney Percy Foreman Description of subject: Percy Foreman was a prominent American criminal defense attorney best known for representing high-profile clients, including James Earl Ray, the assassin of Martin Luther King Jr.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
James Earl Ray fired the shot that killed Martin Luther King Jr.
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representedBy
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attorney Percy Foreman
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subject surface form:
James Earl Ray