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Sir Edward Coke (/ k ʊ k / CUUK, formerly / k uː k /; 1 February 1552 – 3 September 1634) [1] was an English barrister, judge, and politician.He is often considered the greatest jurist of the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras.
Edward Douglas Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester, CBE, DL (6 May 1936 – 25 April 2015 [1]), styled Viscount Coke between 1976 and 1994, was a British nobleman. The Earl was one of Norfolk 's leading figures and played a key role in preserving and modernising the Holkham estate, Holkham Hall , over 40 years.
The Institutes of the Lawes of England are a series of legal treatises written by Sir Edward Coke.They were first published, in stages, between 1628 and 1644. [1] Widely recognized as a foundational document of the common law, they have been cited in over 70 cases decided by the Supreme Court of the United States, [2] including several landmark cases.
Pages in category "Edward Coke cases" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aldred's Case; C.
The actus reus (Latin for "guilty act") of murder was defined in common law by Coke: . Murder is when a man of sound memory and of the age of discretion, unlawfully killeth within any county of the realm any reasonable creature in rerum natura under the King's peace, with malice aforthought, either expressed by the party or implied by law, so as the party wounded, or hurt, etc. die of the ...
Case of Prohibitions [1607] EWHC J23 (KB) is a UK constitutional law case decided by Sir Edward Coke. [ a ] Before the Glorious Revolution of 1688, when the sovereignty of Parliament was confirmed, this case wrested supremacy from the King in favour of the courts.
Semayne's Case (January 1, 1604) 5 Coke Rep. 91, is an English common law case reported by Sir Edward Coke, who was then the Attorney General of England. In the United States, it is recognized as establishing the " knock-and-announce " rule.
James wrote a letter that year detailing a list of complaints he then had against Somerset. Somerset still retained some favour, and might possibly have remained in power for some time longer but for the discovery in July of the murder of Overbury by poisoning. [13] At the infamous trial Edward Coke and Francis Bacon were set to unravel the plot.