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The doctrines Colorado courts name when they cite: mined from the sentence each citation lives in, keyed on the citing court, counted by distinct opinions. Entry by issue, not by case: pick one to see the cases on each side.

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#IssueMost-cited case OpinionsCourtsYearsLast 5y
1 plain error People v. Miller 7142 1908–2026 191
2 affirmative defense People v. Pickering 6242 1891–2026 114
3 due process clause People Ex Rel. Jas 5632 1923–2026 80
4 Miranda warning Miranda v. Arizona 3183 1970–2026 47
5 equal protection challenge People v. Marcy 2793 1932–2026 20
6 harmless error Hagos v. People 2592 1891–2026 74
7 exclusionary rule United States v. Leon 2422 1969–2026 32
8 warrant requirement Coolidge v. New Hampshire 2382 1971–2026 27
9 Colorado rule Benton v. Adams 1833 1909–2026 19
10 abuse of discretion standard Carrillo v. People 1772 1978–2026 33
11 Fifth Amendment privilege Miranda v. Arizona 1772 1970–2026 19
12 reasonable doubt standard Chapman v. California 1772 1949–2026 60
13 hearsay rule People v. Dement 1742 1926–2026 29
14 fundamental principle Johnston v. City Council of Greenwood Village 1733 1890–2026 6
15 litigation privilege Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP Mari Newman and Towards Justice v. BKP, Inc. Ella Bliss Beauty Bar LLC Ella 1682 1990–2026 163
16 tendered instruction People v. Nunez 1612 1908–2026 17
17 ineffective assistance of counsel claim Strickland v. Washington 1582 1985–2026 92
18 invited error People v. Zapata 1552 1984–2026 61
19 ineffective assistance claim Strickland v. Washington 1532 1991–2026 100
20 cumulative error Howard-Walker v. People 1432 1983–2026 111
21 rational basis test Austin v. Litvak 1333 1981–2026 10
22 Strickland test Strickland v. Washington 1322 1987–2026 63
23 known right privilege People v. Rediger 1272 1977–2026 79
24 separation of powers doctrine Wimberly v. Ettenberg 1233 1959–2026 15
25 home rule City and County of Denver v. State 1213 1919–2026 6
26 double jeopardy clause People v. Tillery 1152 1972–2026 15
27 attorney-client privilege Wesp v. Everson 1092 1968–2026 16
28 Fourth Amendment violation Wong Sun v. United States 1092 1976–2026 16
29 per se rule People v. Romero 1092 1977–2026 7
30 reasonable possibility error People v. Garcia 1092 1985–2026 23
31 law of the case doctrine People v. Roybal 1052 1897–2026 25
32 confrontation clause Crawford v. Washington 1012 1976–2026 19
33 providency hearing People v. DiGuglielmo 992 1973–2026 16
34 vagueness challenge Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc. 992 1973–2026 8
35 constitutional harmless error Hagos v. People 952 2002–2026 36
36 de novo standard In Re the Marriage of Barker 952 1973–2026 15
37 sovereign immunity Evans v. Board of County Commissioners 932 1954–2026 6
38 totality of the circumstances test Illinois v. Gates 892 1981–2026 18
39 preponderance of the evidence standard People in Interest of AMD 882 1982–2026 14
40 camera hearing Jackson v. Denno 842 1967–2026 3
41 standing inquiry Wimberly v. Ettenberg 812 1977–2026 10
42 implied waiver People v. Arguello 802 1981–2026 22
43 qualified immunity Harlow v. Fitzgerald 802 1915–2026 6
44 self-defense instruction Beckett v. People 792 1976–2026 31
45 Spoto test People v. Spoto 762 1994–2026 39
46 structural error Neder v. United States 732 1995–2026 16
47 Batson analysis Batson v. Kentucky 722 1992–2026 29
48 economic loss rule Town of Alma v. AZCO Construction, Inc. 702 1988–2026 18
49 good faith exception United States v. Leon 693 1936–2026 14
50 interests standard Matter of Custody of CCRS 682 1994–2026 32
51 permanent orders hearing In Re the Marriage of Wells 682 1982–2026 48
52 probable cause standard Illinois v. Gates 682 1971–2025 7
53 reasonable efforts standard People ex rel. S.N-V. 682 2010–2026 62
54 mootness doctrine Anderson v. Applewood Water Ass'n, Inc 642 1975–2026 23
55 sufficiency of the evidence claim Clark v. People 622 1994–2026 24
56 merger doctrine Nelson v. Elway 592 1895–2026 19
57 plain view doctrine Coolidge v. New Hampshire 592 1970–2026 4
58 Medina test People v. Marquardt 582 2016–2026 53
59 conviction exception Lopez v. People 572 1957–2025 6
60 elemental instruction People v. Wilson 572 1914–2026 14
61 importance of mitigating factors In Re Rosen 572 2011–2022 2
62 single-subject requirement Matter of Title, Ballot Title, Sub. Cl. 561 1995–2022 3
63 reasonable probability error People v. Garcia 552 1983–2026 17
64 First Amendment claim Protect Our Mountain Environment, Inc. v. District Court in & for the County of Jefferson 542 1982–2026 6
65 knowing and intelligent waiver Miranda v. Arizona 542 1969–2026 4
66 res judicata doctrine Pomeroy v. Waitkus 542 1888–2025 1
67 appropriation doctrine Thompson v. Colorado Ground Water Commission 532 1892–2025 2
68 bad faith claim Travelers Insurance Co. v. Savio 532 1976–2026 5
69 motion without hearing Ardolino v. People 532 1980–2026 26
70 collateral source rule City & County of Denver v. Monaghan Farms, Inc. 522 1971–2026 7
71 overbreadth doctrine Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc. 522 1979–2026 5
72 clear and convincing standard People in Interest of AMD 512 1980–2025 4
73 Sixth Amendment violation Blakely v. Washington 512 1981–2025 5
74 flexible standard Benson v. McCormick 503 1964–2026 9
75 physician-patient privilege Clark v. District Court, Second Judicial District, City & County of Denver 503 1971–2026 5
76 theory of the case instruction People v. Nunez 492 1980–2026 4
77 blood alcohol test South Dakota v. Neville 482 1946–2024 2
78 cgia immunity Walton v. State 482 1998–2026 14
79 burden of proving claim Chapman v. California 462 1938–2026 5
80 American rule Bernhard v. Farmers Insurance Exchange 452 1881–2026 6
81 individual claim Harding Glass Co. v. Jones 452 1978–2026 7
82 interpretation rule People v. Zhuk 452 1952–2026 10
83 statute of limitations defense SMLL, L.L.C. v. Peak National Bank 452 1976–2026 12
84 substance claim Hutchinson v. Hutchinson 452 1910–2026 10
85 lesser included offense instruction People v. Romero 442 1974–2026 12
86 Aguilar-Spinelli test Spinelli v. United States 432 1973–2021 1
87 case-by-case analysis In Re People v. Elmarr 432 1976–2026 10
88 party presentation principle v. People 432 2016–2026 39
89 prejudicial error Webb v. Dessert Seed Co., Inc. 432 1905–2026 5
90 void-for-vagueness challenge Connally v. General Construction Co. 432 1978–2024 2
91 unjust enrichment claim Lewis v. Lewis 422 1989–2026 16
92 exigent circumstances exception McCall v. People 412 1977–2026 4
93 opportunity to correct any error People v. Pahl 412 1989–2026 15
94 pattern instruction Bogdanov v. People 413 1953–2026 12
95 scrutiny standard Romer v. Evans 412 1977–2022 2
96 unanimity instruction Melina v. People 412 1984–2025 9
97 res gestae doctrine Brooke E. Rojas v. The People of the State of Colorado 402 1954–2026 24
98 speedy trial violation Barker v. Wingo 402 1975–2026 11
99 Troxel presumption Troxel v. Granville 402 2004–2026 16
100 burden of establishing waiver Clark v. District Court, Second Judicial District, City & County of Denver 392 1975–2026 10
101 injury-in-fact requirement Ainscough v. Owens 392 1984–2026 8
102 res ipsa loquitur doctrine Weiss v. Axler 392 1932–2022 2
103 supplemental instruction Leonardo v. People 392 1949–2026 18
104 automobile exception United States v. Ross 382 1971–2026 5
105 ballot title and submission clause Cordero v. Leahy 382 1980–2025 5
106 judicially created rule Armintrout v. People 382 1983–2025 9
107 nonconstitutional harmless error Hagos v. People 382 2014–2026 28
108 Trinity hearing Trinity Broadcasting of Denver, Inc. v. City of Westminster 382 1993–2026 17
109 preponderance standard People v. Taylor 372 1961–2026 8
110 prima facie violation Duren v. Missouri 372 1896–2025 4
111 purposes rule Hoagland v. Creed 373 1883–2026 3
112 reliability requirement People v. Shreck 372 1990–2026 8
113 respondeat superior doctrine Hamm v. Thompson 372 1928–2021 1
114 voluntariness inquiry Colorado v. Connelly 372 1971–2026 9
115 Blakely rule Lopez v. People 362 2005–2025 6
116 categorical rule City & County Denver v. United Air Lines, Inc. 362 1987–2026 5
117 compliance standard Brock v. Nyland 362 1890–2026 3
118 exhaustion requirement State v. Golden's Concrete Co. 362 1974–2026 5
119 plausible claim Warne v. Hall 362 2014–2026 24
120 proportionality principle Solem v. Helm 362 1981–2026 18
121 source doctrine People v. Schoondermark 362 1982–2026 8
122 three-factor test Goodman Associates, LLC v. WP Mountain Properties, LLC 362 1984–2026 4
123 contention error In re the Marriage of Drexler 352 1924–2026 9
124 demanding standard Alabama v. White 352 1986–2026 10
125 negligence per se instruction Leaf v. Beihoffer 352 1988–2026 5
126 parol evidence rule Stevens v. Vail Associates, Inc. 352 1924–2025 2
127 personal privilege Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad v. Roberts 352 1887–2021 1
128 aggressor instruction v. Roberts-Bicking 342 1991–2026 24
129 excited utterance exception People v. Martinez 342 1982–2026 5
130 laches doctrine Greeley and Loveland Irrigation Co. v. McCloughan 342 1894–2026 3
131 Shreck hearing People v. Shreck 342 2005–2026 16
132 estoppel doctrine Crawford v. McLaughlin 332 1891–2025 1
133 generally accepted rule State Board of Medical Examiners v. McCroskey 332 1913–2025 2
134 jury followed instruction People v. Moody 332 1919–2025 4
135 mens rea requirement People v. Ramirez 332 1981–2026 7
136 circumstances test People v. Pannebaker 322 1945–2026 5
137 concluded standard Joe Harry Pegg v. United States 322 1959–2026 7
138 contemporaneous objection rule People v. Pahl 322 1967–2025 4
139 ethical rule People v. Smith 322 1987–2022 1
140 insanity defense People v. Thomson 322 1979–2026 1
141 parole violation People v. Shackelford 322 1975–2025 5
142 preemption analysis Board of County Commissioners v. Bowen/Edwards Associates, Inc. 322 1972–2025 3
143 voluntary waiver People v. Arguello 322 1982–2026 8
144 firmly rooted hearsay exception Ohio v. Roberts 312 1982–2017 0
145 hearing claim Strickland v. Washington 312 1891–2026 8
146 modern doctrine Lyne v. Sanford 312 1896–2023 2
147 probation revocation hearing Byrd v. People 312 1974–2025 2
148 right to present defense Taylor v. Illinois 312 1894–2026 11
149 subject matter inquiry People v. P.R.G. 313 1968–2010 0
150 clear and convincing evidence standard Santosky v. Kramer 302 1982–2025 2

Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.

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