Eddings v. Oklahoma
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Eddings v. Oklahoma is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that in capital sentencing the sentencer must consider all relevant mitigating evidence, including a defendant’s youth and troubled background.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eddings v. Oklahoma canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12527872 — 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: Eddings v. Oklahoma Context triple: [Lockett v. Ohio, relatedCase, Eddings v. Oklahoma]
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A.
McGirt v. Oklahoma
McGirt v. Oklahoma is a landmark 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision that affirmed much of eastern Oklahoma remains Native American reservation land for purposes of federal criminal jurisdiction.
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B.
Skinner v. Oklahoma
Skinner v. Oklahoma is a landmark 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a state law mandating the sterilization of certain criminal offenders, recognizing procreation as a fundamental right under the Equal Protection Clause.
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C.
Thompson v. Oklahoma
Thompson v. Oklahoma is a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held executing offenders who were under 16 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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Oklahoma v. Texas (1921)
Oklahoma v. Texas (1921) was a U.S. Supreme Court case that resolved a boundary dispute between the states of Oklahoma and Texas, particularly concerning ownership and jurisdiction over parts of the Red River region.
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E.
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
- 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: Eddings v. Oklahoma Target entity description: Eddings v. Oklahoma is a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that in capital sentencing the sentencer must consider all relevant mitigating evidence, including a defendant’s youth and troubled background.
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A.
McGirt v. Oklahoma
McGirt v. Oklahoma is a landmark 2020 U.S. Supreme Court decision that affirmed much of eastern Oklahoma remains Native American reservation land for purposes of federal criminal jurisdiction.
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B.
Skinner v. Oklahoma
Skinner v. Oklahoma is a landmark 1942 U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a state law mandating the sterilization of certain criminal offenders, recognizing procreation as a fundamental right under the Equal Protection Clause.
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C.
Thompson v. Oklahoma
Thompson v. Oklahoma is a 1988 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held executing offenders who were under 16 at the time of their crimes violates the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment.
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D.
Oklahoma v. Texas (1921)
Oklahoma v. Texas (1921) was a U.S. Supreme Court case that resolved a boundary dispute between the states of Oklahoma and Texas, particularly concerning ownership and jurisdiction over parts of the Red River region.
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E.
Craig v. Boren
Craig v. Boren is a 1976 U.S. Supreme Court case that established intermediate scrutiny as the standard for evaluating gender-based classifications under the Equal Protection Clause.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.