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Colorado issues

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 7502 1906–2026 208
2 affirmative defense People v. Pickering 6512 1891–2026 125
3 due process clause People Ex Rel. Jas 5772 1923–2026 86
4 Miranda warning Miranda v. Arizona 3273 1970–2026 51
5 equal protection clause People v. Marcy 2823 1932–2026 21
6 harmless error Hagos v. People 2672 1891–2026 78
7 exclusionary rule United States v. Leon 2452 1932–2026 32
8 warrant requirement Coolidge v. New Hampshire 2442 1971–2026 30
9 Colorado rule Benton v. Adams 1933 1909–2026 23
10 reasonable doubt standard Ernest Joseph Tibbels, Petitioner/Cross-Respondent v. The People of the State of Colorado, Respondent/Cross-Petitioner 1902 1949–2026 69
11 abuse of discretion standard Carrillo v. People 1872 1978–2026 40
12 Fifth Amendment privilege Miranda v. Arizona 1822 1970–2026 20
13 hearsay rule People v. Dement 1812 1926–2026 32
14 fundamental principle Johnston v. City Council of Greenwood Village 1803 1890–2026 6
15 litigation privilege Killmer, Lane & Newman, LLP Mari Newman and Towards Justice v. BKP, Inc. Ella Bliss Beauty Bar LLC Ella 1712 1990–2026 165
16 tendered instruction People v. Nunez 1662 1908–2026 19
17 ineffective assistance of counsel claim Strickland v. Washington 1662 1985–2026 98
18 ineffective assistance claim Strickland v. Washington 1642 1991–2026 111
19 invited error People v. Zapata 1622 1984–2026 63
20 cumulative error Howard-Walker v. People 1602 1983–2026 127
21 Strickland test Strickland v. Washington 1412 1987–2026 72
22 rational basis test Pace Membership Warehouse v. Axelson 1373 1981–2026 10
23 known right privilege People v. Rediger 1352 1977–2026 84
24 separation of powers doctrine Wimberly v. Ettenberg 1263 1959–2026 16
25 home rule City and County of Denver v. State 1233 1919–2026 6
26 double jeopardy clause People v. Henderson 1192 1972–2026 16
27 reasonable possibility error People v. Garcia 1132 1979–2026 24
28 Fourth Amendment violation Wong Sun v. United States 1112 1976–2026 16
29 confrontation clause Crawford v. Washington 1112 1976–2026 26
30 attorney-client privilege A,B,C,D,E,F,G, & H v. District Court of the Second Judicial District 1102 1968–2026 17
31 law of the case doctrine People v. Roybal 1102 1897–2026 27
32 per se rule People v. Hosier 1082 1977–2026 7
33 vagueness challenge Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc. 1032 1973–2026 8
34 constitutional harmless error Hagos v. People 1022 2002–2026 42
35 providency hearing People v. DiGuglielmo 1012 1973–2026 17
36 de novo standard In Re the Marriage of Barker 972 1973–2026 16
37 sovereign immunity Evans v. Board of County Commissioners 962 1954–2026 8
38 preponderance of the evidence standard People in Interest of AMD 922 1982–2026 16
39 section 14-10-119 award of attorney fees In re Marriage of Aldrich 912 1980–2026 47
40 totality of the circumstances test Illinois v. Gates 892 1981–2026 18
41 camera hearing Jackson v. Denno 862 1967–2026 4
42 self-defense instruction Beckett v. People 832 1976–2026 34
43 standing inquiry Wimberly v. Ettenberg 812 1977–2026 10
44 section 13-17-102 award of attorney fees In re Marriage of Aldrich 812 1986–2026 42
45 implied waiver People v. Arguello 802 1981–2026 22
46 qualified immunity Harlow v. Fitzgerald 802 1915–2026 6
47 Spoto test People v. Spoto 802 1994–2026 42
48 Batson analysis Batson v. Kentucky 752 1992–2026 31
49 permanent orders hearing In Re the Marriage of Wells 742 1982–2026 54
50 structural error Neder v. United States 732 1995–2026 16
51 economic loss rule Town of Alma v. AZCO Construction, Inc. 722 1988–2026 19
52 probable cause standard Illinois v. Gates 702 1971–2026 8
53 reasonable efforts standard People ex rel. S.N-V. 702 2010–2026 65
54 mootness doctrine State Board of Chiropractic Examiners v. Stjernholm 702 1975–2026 27
55 good faith exception United States v. Leon 693 1936–2026 14
56 interests standard Matter of Custody of CCRS 672 1994–2026 31
57 sufficiency of the evidence claim Clark v. People 652 1994–2026 26
58 Medina test People v. Marquardt 652 2016–2026 59
59 elemental instruction Hagos v. People 632 1913–2026 16
60 importance of mitigating factors In re Attorney F. 602 2011–2022 2
61 merger doctrine Nelson v. Elway 592 1895–2026 19
62 plain view doctrine Coolidge v. New Hampshire 592 1970–2026 4
63 conviction exception Lopez v. People 582 1957–2025 6
64 reasonable probability error People v. Garcia 582 1983–2026 18
65 motion without hearing Ardolino v. People 582 1980–2026 31
66 section 19-3-604(1) terminate parental rights People in Interest of MM 571 2005–2026 46
67 single-subject requirement Matter of Title, Ballot Title, Sub. Cl. 561 1995–2026 5
68 knowing and intelligent waiver Miranda v. Arizona 562 1969–2026 4
69 First Amendment claim Protect Our Mountain Environment, Inc. v. District Court in & for the County of Jefferson 542 1982–2026 6
70 res judicata doctrine Pomeroy v. Waitkus 542 1888–2025 1
71 bad faith claim Travelers Insurance Co. v. Savio 542 1976–2026 5
72 appropriation doctrine Thompson v. Colorado Ground Water Commission 532 1892–2025 2
73 overbreadth doctrine Hoffman Estates v. Flipside, Hoffman Estates, Inc. 532 1979–2026 5
74 cgia immunity Walton v. State 532 1998–2026 18
75 collateral source rule Volunteers of America v. Gardenswartz 522 1971–2026 7
76 party presentation principle v. People 522 2016–2026 48
77 clear and convincing standard People in Interest of AMD 512 1980–2025 4
78 Sixth Amendment violation Blakely v. Washington 512 1981–2025 5
79 physician-patient privilege Clark v. District Court, Second Judicial District, City & County of Denver 513 1971–2026 6
80 flexible standard Benson v. McCormick 503 1964–2026 9
81 theory of the case instruction People v. Nunez 502 1980–2026 4
82 individual claim Harding Glass Co. v. Jones 502 1978–2026 9
83 substance claim City of Aspen v. Kinder Morgan, Inc. 502 1910–2026 13
84 section 1983 damages Board of County Commissioners v. Sundheim 502 1979–2026 5
85 section 24-10-106(1) waiver of immunity Walton v. State 502 1990–2026 10
86 blood alcohol test South Dakota v. Neville 492 1946–2024 2
87 statute of limitations defense SMLL, L.L.C. v. Peak National Bank 492 1976–2026 14
88 section 13-17-201 attorney fees Wark v. Board of County Commissioners 482 1994–2026 12
89 unjust enrichment claim Lewis v. Lewis 472 1989–2026 17
90 burden of proving claim Chapman v. California 462 1938–2026 5
91 American rule Bernhard v. Farmers Insurance Exchange 462 1881–2026 6
92 interpretation rule People v. Zhuk 462 1915–2026 10
93 prejudicial error Webb v. Dessert Seed Co., Inc. 462 1905–2026 6
94 pattern instruction Bogdanov v. People 463 1953–2026 16
95 ballot title and submission clause Cordero v. Leahy 462 1980–2026 8
96 lesser included offense instruction People v. Romero 452 1974–2026 12
97 case-by-case analysis In Re People v. Elmarr 452 1976–2026 12
98 Aguilar-Spinelli test Spinelli v. United States 442 1973–2021 1
99 void-for-vagueness challenge Connally v. General Construction Co. 432 1978–2024 2
100 exigent circumstances exception McCall v. People 432 1977–2026 5
101 speedy trial violation Barker v. Wingo 432 1975–2026 13
102 plausible claim Warne v. Hall 432 2014–2026 29
103 opportunity to correct any error People v. Pahl 422 1989–2026 16
104 scrutiny standard Romer v. Evans 422 1977–2022 2
105 Troxel presumption Troxel v. Granville 422 2004–2026 18
106 nonconstitutional harmless error Hagos v. People 422 2014–2026 30
107 unanimity instruction Melina v. People 412 1984–2025 9
108 res gestae doctrine Brooke E. Rojas v. The People of the State of Colorado 412 1954–2026 24
109 Trinity hearing Trinity Broadcasting of Denver, Inc. v. City of Westminster 412 1993–2026 19
110 proportionality principle Solem v. Helm 412 1981–2026 22
111 injury-in-fact requirement Ainscough v. Owens 402 1984–2026 8
112 burden of establishing waiver Clark v. District Court, Second Judicial District, City & County of Denver 392 1975–2026 10
113 res ipsa loquitur doctrine Weiss v. Axler 392 1932–2022 2
114 supplemental instruction Leonardo v. People 392 1949–2026 18
115 automobile exception United States v. Ross 392 1971–2026 5
116 Shreck hearing People v. Shreck 392 2005–2026 21
117 judicially created rule Armintrout v. People 382 1983–2025 9
118 preponderance standard People v. Taylor 382 1961–2026 8
119 voluntariness inquiry Colorado v. Connelly 382 1971–2026 9
120 compliance standard Brock v. Nyland 382 1890–2026 4
121 exhaustion requirement City & County Denver v. United Air Lines, Inc. 382 1974–2026 6
122 source doctrine People v. Schoondermark 382 1982–2026 9
123 section 19-3-208 services People ex rel. S.N-V. 381 2020–2026 37
124 prima facie violation Duren v. Missouri 372 1896–2025 4
125 purposes rule Hoagland v. Creed 373 1883–2026 3
126 reliability requirement People v. Shreck 372 1990–2026 8
127 respondeat superior doctrine Hamm v. Thompson 372 1928–2021 1
128 Blakely rule Lopez v. People 372 2005–2026 7
129 three-factor test Goodman Associates, LLC v. WP Mountain Properties, LLC 372 1984–2026 5
130 personal privilege Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad v. Roberts 372 1887–2026 2
131 section 14-10-124 best interest factors People v. T.K. and J.M 371 1983–2026 24
132 categorical rule City & County Denver v. United Air Lines, Inc. 362 1987–2026 5
133 negligence per se claim Leaf v. Beihoffer 362 1988–2026 6
134 laches doctrine Robbins v. People 362 1894–2026 5
135 jury followed instruction v. Dominguez-Castor 362 1919–2026 6
136 contention error In re the Marriage of Drexler 352 1924–2026 9
137 demanding standard Alabama v. White 352 1986–2026 10
138 parol evidence rule Stevens v. Vail Associates, Inc. 352 1924–2025 2
139 aggressor instruction v. Roberts-Bicking 352 1991–2026 24
140 excited utterance exception People v. Martinez 342 1982–2026 5
141 estoppel doctrine Solomon Railroad v. Jones 342 1891–2026 2
142 mens rea requirement People v. Ramirez 342 1981–2026 8
143 concluded standard Joe Harry Pegg v. United States 342 1959–2026 8
144 contemporaneous objection rule People v. Pahl 342 1967–2026 5
145 right to present defense Taylor v. Illinois 342 1894–2026 13
146 generally accepted rule State Board of Medical Examiners v. McCroskey 332 1913–2025 2
147 firmly rooted hearsay exception Ohio v. Roberts 332 1980–2017 0
148 probation revocation hearing Byrd v. People 332 1974–2026 3
149 circumstances test People v. Pannebaker 322 1945–2026 5
150 ethical rule People v. Smith 322 1987–2022 1

Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.

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