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The doctrines Idaho 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.
| # | Issue | Most-cited case | Opinions | Courts | Years | Last 5y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | abuse of discretion standard | State v. Burdett | 1,159 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 285 |
| 2 | multi-tiered inquiry | State v. Herrera | 899 | 2 | 1987–2026 | 353 |
| 3 | fundamental error | State v. Perry | 572 | 2 | 1905–2026 | 67 |
| 4 | ineffective assistance of counsel claim | Strickland v. Washington | 484 | 2 | 1985–2026 | 112 |
| 5 | warrant requirement | State v. Weaver | 461 | 2 | 1980–2026 | 98 |
| 6 | section 12-121 award of attorney fees | Minich v. Gem State Developers, Inc. | 419 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 86 |
| 7 | due process clause | Arizona v. Youngblood | 386 | 2 | 1912–2026 | 49 |
| 8 | harmless error | State v. Garcia | 257 | 2 | 1915–2026 | 96 |
| 9 | section 12-120(3) award of attorney fees | Blimka v. My Web Wholesaler, LLC. | 230 | 2 | 1984–2026 | 28 |
| 10 | reasonable doubt error | State v. Perry | 229 | 2 | 1975–2026 | 56 |
| 11 | affirmative defense | Fuhriman v. State | 203 | 2 | 1908–2026 | 40 |
| 12 | exclusionary rule | Wong Sun v. United States | 194 | 2 | 1970–2026 | 46 |
| 13 | Miranda warning | Miranda v. Arizona | 187 | 2 | 1974–2026 | 26 |
| 14 | cumulative error | State v. Adamcik | 184 | 2 | 1987–2026 | 53 |
| 15 | Fourth Amendment violation | State v. Schaffer | 183 | 2 | 1983–2026 | 53 |
| 16 | invited error | State v. Atkinson | 179 | 2 | 1989–2026 | 66 |
| 17 | section 12-121 appeal | Minich v. Gem State Developers, Inc. | 178 | 2 | 1979–2026 | 21 |
| 18 | Strickland test | Lint v. State | 165 | 2 | 1986–2026 | 37 |
| 19 | reasonable suspicion standard | State v. Ferreira | 146 | 2 | 1994–2026 | 49 |
| 20 | hearsay rule | State v. Gomez | 139 | 2 | 1916–2026 | 16 |
| 21 | party from asserting error | State v. Atkinson | 129 | 2 | 1993–2026 | 46 |
| 22 | invited error applies to estop doctrine | State v. Atkinson | 128 | 2 | 1993–2026 | 46 |
| 23 | equal protection clause | Coghlan v. Beta Theta Pi Fraternity | 116 | 2 | 1932–2026 | 12 |
| 24 | State may overcome presumption | State v. Weaver | 104 | 2 | 1995–2026 | 33 |
| 25 | section 12-117 award of attorney fees | City of Osburn v. Randel | 100 | 2 | 1990–2026 | 26 |
| 26 | event of an evidentiary hearing | State v. Yakovac | 99 | 1 | 2008–2016 | 0 |
| 27 | Fifth Amendment privilege | Miranda v. Arizona | 99 | 2 | 1972–2025 | 9 |
| 28 | possibility of a valid claim | Charboneau v. State | 96 | 2 | 2006–2026 | 13 |
| 29 | ease bar | Hall v. Moran | 93 | 2 | 1885–2013 | 0 |
| 30 | mootness doctrine | State v. Barclay | 91 | 2 | 1983–2026 | 26 |
| 31 | probative force error | State v. Garcia | 89 | 2 | 2020–2026 | 82 |
| 32 | per se rule | State v. Micah Abraham Wulff | 87 | 2 | 1977–2026 | 7 |
| 33 | automobile exception | United States v. Ross | 84 | 2 | 1976–2026 | 27 |
| 34 | unobjected-to error | State v. Perry | 82 | 2 | 2011–2019 | 0 |
| 35 | Brady violation | Strickler v. Greene | 80 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 27 |
| 36 | totality of the circumstances test | State v. Wixom | 78 | 2 | 1979–2026 | 25 |
| 37 | probable cause hearing | State v. Kerley | 77 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 23 |
| 38 | section 67-5279(3) manner specified | Price v. Payette County Board of County Commissioners | 71 | 2 | 1998–2024 | 7 |
| 39 | essential elements claim | Charboneau v. State | 70 | 2 | 1955–2026 | 9 |
| 40 | res judicata doctrine | Joyce v. Murphy Land & Irrigation Co. | 68 | 2 | 1953–2026 | 10 |
| 41 | honest and strong presumption | State v. Julian | 66 | 2 | 1996–2026 | 28 |
| 42 | law of the case doctrine | State v. Faron Raymond Hawkins | 63 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 21 |
| 43 | double jeopardy clause | Green v. United States | 62 | 2 | 1963–2026 | 4 |
| 44 | Idaho rule | Jones v. Healthsouth Treasure Valley Hospital | 62 | 2 | 1924–2026 | 10 |
| 45 | rational basis test | Leliefeld v. Johnson | 61 | 2 | 1980–2024 | 5 |
| 46 | Alford plea | North Carolina v. Alford | 59 | 2 | 1975–2026 | 10 |
| 47 | dual inquiry | State v. Parkinson | 59 | 2 | 1985–2026 | 12 |
| 48 | Terry stop | Terry v. Ohio | 59 | 2 | 1986–2023 | 9 |
| 49 | of review standard | Baxter v. Craney | 57 | 2 | 1990–2026 | 10 |
| 50 | local standard | Dulaney v. St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 57 | 2 | 1980–2026 | 10 |
| 51 | utilizes the same standard | Tiffany Ann Marie Fragnella v. Robert B. Petrovich, Jr. | 55 | 2 | 2006–2025 | 8 |
| 52 | reasonable doubt without error | State v. Garcia | 54 | 2 | 2020–2026 | 53 |
| 53 | section 19-4904 appoint counsel | Charboneau v. State | 54 | 1 | 2010–2023 | 6 |
| 54 | confrontation clause | Crawford v. Washington | 52 | 2 | 1971–2024 | 10 |
| 55 | reasonable possibility error | State v. Perry | 52 | 2 | 1984–2025 | 4 |
| 56 | section 12-120(3) appeal | Willie v. Board of Trustees | 52 | 2 | 1990–2026 | 8 |
| 57 | parol evidence rule | Lindberg v. Roseth | 49 | 2 | 1978–2020 | 0 |
| 58 | section 19-4906 summary dismissal | Wolf v. State | 49 | 2 | 1993–2025 | 13 |
| 59 | community standard | Dulaney v. St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center | 48 | 2 | 1892–2026 | 9 |
| 60 | principle rule | Suitts v. First Security Bank of Idaho, N.A. | 47 | 2 | 1920–2026 | 9 |
| 61 | clear and convincing standard | State v. Doe | 47 | 2 | 1989–2026 | 8 |
| 62 | sequence inquiry | Sun Valley Shopping Center, Inc. v. Idaho Power Co. | 47 | 2 | 1988–2025 | 5 |
| 63 | BAC test | State v. Carr | 46 | 2 | 1990–2025 | 6 |
| 64 | blood alcohol test | Schmerber v. California | 46 | 2 | 1971–2025 | 3 |
| 65 | prejudicial error | State v. Brazil | 46 | 2 | 1911–2025 | 7 |
| 66 | two-tiered analysis | State v. Grist | 46 | 2 | 1975–2026 | 14 |
| 67 | three-factor test | Sun Valley Shopping Center, Inc. v. Idaho Power Co. | 44 | 2 | 1980–2024 | 4 |
| 68 | criminal defendant shows error | Cook v. State | 44 | 2 | 2021–2026 | 44 |
| 69 | deliberate violation | Johns v. SH Kress & Company | 43 | 1 | 1953–2024 | 1 |
| 70 | Perry test | State v. Perry | 43 | 2 | 2010–2025 | 3 |
| 71 | plain view doctrine | Horton v. California | 43 | 2 | 1974–2026 | 9 |
| 72 | void-for-vagueness doctrine | State v. Cobb | 43 | 2 | 1977–2025 | 10 |
| 73 | de novo standard | Siercke v. Siercke | 42 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 14 |
| 74 | merger doctrine | Jolley v. Idaho Securities, Inc. | 42 | 2 | 1959–2025 | 7 |
| 75 | grounds error | Andersen v. Professional Escrow Services, Inc. | 42 | 2 | 1916–2026 | 6 |
| 76 | evaluate rule | State v. Andrew Dallas Morgan | 41 | 1 | 2013–2025 | 1 |
| 77 | separation of powers doctrine | Miles v. Idaho Power Co. Ex Rel. Evans | 41 | 2 | 1962–2026 | 9 |
| 78 | bench bar | Richard L. Zaldivar v. City of Los Angeles, and Margaret Salazar, Intervenors-Appellees | 41 | 2 | 1923–2022 | 1 |
| 79 | standing inquiry | Miles v. Idaho Power Co. Ex Rel. Evans | 41 | 2 | 1908–2026 | 14 |
| 80 | sovereign immunity | Smith v. State | 40 | 1 | 1970–2026 | 6 |
| 81 | pleading requirement | United States v. Bailey | 39 | 2 | 1924–2025 | 6 |
| 82 | statute of limitations defense | J.R. Simplot Co. v. Chemetics International, Inc. | 39 | 2 | 1977–2025 | 12 |
| 83 | Barker factors | Barker v. Wingo | 38 | 2 | 1981–2025 | 12 |
| 84 | prevailing party analysis | Miller v. Rocking Ranch No. 3 | 37 | 2 | 2003–2026 | 16 |
| 85 | attenuation doctrine | Brown v. Illinois | 37 | 2 | 1985–2026 | 13 |
| 86 | good faith exception | State v. Guzman | 36 | 2 | 1985–2025 | 4 |
| 87 | Blockburger test | Blockburger v. United States | 36 | 2 | 1980–2026 | 5 |
| 88 | ineffective assistance claim | Strickland v. Washington | 35 | 2 | 1988–2026 | 10 |
| 89 | burden of showing error | Martsch v. Nelson | 35 | 2 | 1927–2021 | 1 |
| 90 | inevitable discovery doctrine | Nix v. Williams | 35 | 2 | 1984–2026 | 15 |
| 91 | case-by-case analysis | Charboneau v. State | 34 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 9 |
| 92 | complained error | State v. Perry | 34 | 2 | 1917–2025 | 3 |
| 93 | multitiered inquiry | State v. Hedger | 34 | 2 | 1993–2025 | 4 |
| 94 | party alleging error | Miller v. Callear | 34 | 2 | 2004–2026 | 10 |
| 95 | rigorous standard | State v. Ballard | 34 | 2 | 1972–2023 | 3 |
| 96 | exigent circumstances exception | Michigan v. Tyler | 33 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 5 |
| 97 | Fourth Amendment warrant requirement | Terry v. Ohio | 33 | 2 | 1982–2026 | 7 |
| 98 | proportionality analysis | State v. Brown | 33 | 2 | 1982–2023 | 2 |
| 99 | stop-and-frisk exception | Terry v. Ohio | 33 | 1 | 1983–2026 | 6 |
| 100 | federal constitutional error | Chapman v. California | 33 | 2 | 1970–2026 | 3 |
| 101 | consent exception | State v. Micah Abraham Wulff | 32 | 2 | 1981–2026 | 9 |
| 102 | facts against an objective standard | State v. Julian | 32 | 2 | 1996–2026 | 17 |
| 103 | substitute procedural requirement | Mathews v. Eldridge | 32 | 2 | 1980–2026 | 3 |
| 104 | basis for assignment error | State v. Huntsman | 32 | 2 | 2002–2025 | 9 |
| 105 | section 12-120(3) commercial transaction ground | City of McCall v. Buxton | 32 | 2 | 1993–2021 | 1 |
| 106 | Drapeau test | State v. Drapeau | 31 | 2 | 1987–2023 | 5 |
| 107 | quasi-estoppel doctrine | C & G, Inc. v. Canyon Highway District No. 4 | 31 | 2 | 1985–2022 | 2 |
| 108 | probation revocation hearing | State v. Edelblute | 31 | 2 | 1967–2025 | 9 |
| 109 | Lunneborg standard | Lunneborg v. My Fun Life, Corp. | 31 | 1 | 2020–2026 | 23 |
| 110 | mining claim | Ambergris Mining Co. v. Day | 31 | 2 | 1873–2022 | 1 |
| 111 | successive petition includes analysis | Charboneau v. State | 30 | 1 | 2012–2024 | 6 |
| 112 | test for harmless error | State v. Moore | 30 | 2 | 1983–2021 | 1 |
| 113 | three part test | Sun Valley Potato Growers, Inc. v. Texas Refinery Corp. | 30 | 2 | 1996–2020 | 0 |
| 114 | three-tiered inquiry | Brennan v. State | 30 | 2 | 1991–2014 | 0 |
| 115 | speedy trial violation | Barker v. Wingo | 30 | 2 | 1963–2026 | 11 |
| 116 | section 18-309 credit | State v. Hernandez | 30 | 2 | 2000–2024 | 5 |
| 117 | exhaustion doctrine | Fairway Development Co. v. Bannock County | 29 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 3 |
| 118 | Sixth Amendment violation | United States v. Valenzuela-Bernal | 29 | 2 | 1979–2026 | 9 |
| 119 | vagueness doctrine | State v. Cobb | 29 | 2 | 1985–2025 | 3 |
| 120 | adverse claim | Bower v. Kollmeyer | 29 | 2 | 1887–2025 | 2 |
| 121 | qualified immunity | Ashcroft v. al-Kidd | 28 | 2 | 1965–2024 | 4 |
| 122 | standing focuses on the party seeking doctrine | Miles v. Idaho Power Co. Ex Rel. Evans | 28 | 2 | 1989–2023 | 4 |
| 123 | Eighth Amendment claim | Maynard v. Cartwright | 28 | 2 | 1983–2024 | 5 |
| 124 | national standard | Buck v. St. Clair | 28 | 2 | 1987–2026 | 7 |
| 125 | gravamen claim | Keith A. Sims v. Dan S. Jacobson | 27 | 2 | 2001–2026 | 12 |
| 126 | individual violation | Application of Robison | 27 | 2 | 1925–2023 | 1 |
| 127 | private attorney general doctrine | William v. Cenarrusa | 27 | 1 | 1989–2026 | 5 |
| 128 | essential element claim | DeRushé v. State | 27 | 2 | 1965–2026 | 12 |
| 129 | legitimate claim | Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth | 27 | 2 | 1901–2024 | 4 |
| 130 | without error | State v. Hector B. Almaraz, Jr. | 27 | 2 | 1926–2024 | 4 |
| 131 | corroboration requirement | State v. Byers | 26 | 2 | 1947–2026 | 2 |
| 132 | failure to administer Miranda warning | State v. James | 26 | 2 | 2010–2025 | 4 |
| 133 | holder instruction | State v. Holder | 26 | 2 | 1909–2020 | 0 |
| 134 | interests analysis | John and Jane Doe I v. Jane Doe | 26 | 2 | 1928–2026 | 16 |
| 135 | overbreadth doctrine | Cantwell v. Connecticut | 26 | 2 | 1985–2026 | 8 |
| 136 | parole violation | Morrissey v. Brewer | 26 | 2 | 1971–2025 | 3 |
| 137 | relation-back doctrine | Hernandez v. State | 26 | 2 | 1984–2018 | 0 |
| 138 | result absent error | State v. Boman | 26 | 2 | 1987–2016 | 0 |
| 139 | second prong test | State v. Kodesh | 26 | 2 | 1991–2024 | 3 |
| 140 | burden of establishing error | Judy v. Reilly Atkinson Co., Inc. | 26 | 2 | 1924–2024 | 7 |
| 141 | absent error | Neder v. United States | 25 | 2 | 1989–2013 | 0 |
| 142 | claim of fundamental error | State v. Perry | 25 | 2 | 1991–2025 | 9 |
| 143 | necessity defense | State v. Hastings | 25 | 2 | 1964–2024 | 4 |
| 144 | search incident to arrest exception | State v. Lee | 25 | 2 | 1991–2026 | 6 |
| 145 | Smith motion | State v. Clarke | 25 | 2 | 1972–2026 | 8 |
| 146 | section 12 award of attorney fees | City of Osburn v. Randel | 25 | 2 | 2009–2026 | 14 |
| 147 | section 41-1839 award of attorney fees | Walton v. Hartford Insurance | 25 | 2 | 1980–2019 | 0 |
| 148 | Chapman test | Chapman v. California | 24 | 2 | 1981–2020 | 0 |
| 149 | procedural due process inquiry | Bradbury v. Idaho Judicial Council | 24 | 2 | 1990–2024 | 9 |
| 150 | requirement for Miranda warning | State v. Medrano | 24 | 1 | 2014–2026 | 7 |
Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.