The doctrines Louisiana 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 | manifest error | Rosell v. Esco | 5,746 | 2 | 1912–2026 | 397 |
| 2 | Jackson standard | State Ex Rel. Graffagnino v. King | 1,196 | 2 | 1972–2026 | 79 |
| 3 | sufficiency of the evidence claim | Jackson v. Virginia | 995 | 2 | 1984–2026 | 146 |
| 4 | affirmative defense | Webster v. Rushing | 814 | 3 | 1923–2026 | 43 |
| 5 | de novo standard | State v. Hunt | 773 | 2 | 1991–2026 | 146 |
| 6 | warrant requirement | Schneckloth v. Bustamonte | 757 | 3 | 1972–2026 | 33 |
| 7 | due process clause | Jackson v. Virginia | 755 | 3 | 1923–2026 | 55 |
| 8 | harmless error | State v. Johnson | 746 | 2 | 1931–2026 | 50 |
| 9 | abuse of discretion standard | State v. Love | 730 | 2 | 1984–2026 | 91 |
| 10 | jurisprudential rule | Vallo v. Gayle Oil Co., Inc. | 698 | 3 | 1957–2026 | 43 |
| 11 | duty-risk analysis | Dixie Drive It Yourself System New Orleans Co. v. American Beverage Co. | 651 | 2 | 1976–2025 | 21 |
| 12 | hearsay rule | State v. Wille | 516 | 2 | 1938–2026 | 13 |
| 13 | contemporaneous objection rule | State v. Jyles | 515 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 40 |
| 14 | exclusionary rule | United States v. Leon | 489 | 3 | 1949–2025 | 16 |
| 15 | Miranda warning | Miranda v. Arizona | 437 | 2 | 1970–2026 | 31 |
| 16 | showing of manifest error | Arceneaux v. Domingue | 367 | 2 | 1939–2022 | 3 |
| 17 | Anders brief | State v. Jyles | 346 | 2 | 1995–2025 | 23 |
| 18 | fundamental principle | State v. Captville | 344 | 3 | 1859–2026 | 23 |
| 19 | function exception | Everything on Wheels Subaru, Inc. v. Subaru South, Inc. | 320 | 2 | 1906–2026 | 42 |
| 20 | contradictory hearing | Vallo v. Gayle Oil Co., Inc. | 316 | 3 | 1935–2026 | 39 |
| 21 | Jackson reasonable doubt standard | State v. Jacobs | 313 | 2 | 1981–2026 | 4 |
| 22 | hearing exception | Carter v. Haygood | 310 | 2 | 1918–2025 | 35 |
| 23 | bare claim | State v. Mims | 299 | 2 | 1993–2026 | 17 |
| 24 | articulated analysis | State v. Shelton | 297 | 2 | 1979–2024 | 3 |
| 25 | equal protection clause | Batson v. Kentucky | 297 | 3 | 1915–2025 | 8 |
| 26 | knowing and intelligent waiver | State v. Strain | 292 | 2 | 1971–2026 | 7 |
| 27 | res ipsa loquitur doctrine | Cangelosi v. OUR LADY OF LAKE REG. MED. CTR. | 283 | 2 | 1931–2025 | 5 |
| 28 | law of the case doctrine | Petition of Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans | 282 | 2 | 1961–2026 | 22 |
| 29 | Batson challenge | Batson v. Kentucky | 267 | 2 | 1987–2026 | 15 |
| 30 | issues raised exception | City of New Orleans v. Board of Com'rs | 259 | 2 | 1961–2025 | 24 |
| 31 | sufficiency of evidence claim | Jackson v. Virginia | 252 | 2 | 1982–2025 | 3 |
| 32 | dilatory exception | LaCoste v. Pendleton Methodist Hosp. | 247 | 2 | 1918–2026 | 22 |
| 33 | contra non valentem doctrine | Corsey v. State, Through Dept. of Corrections | 221 | 2 | 1970–2026 | 15 |
| 34 | last clear chance doctrine | Jackson v. Cook | 211 | 2 | 1911–2024 | 1 |
| 35 | medical malpractice claim | Pfiffner v. Correa | 208 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 17 |
| 36 | plain view doctrine | Horton v. California | 207 | 2 | 1975–2025 | 10 |
| 37 | Louisiana rule | Hayes v. Autin | 204 | 2 | 1932–2024 | 3 |
| 38 | finding of manifest error | Arceneaux v. Domingue | 201 | 2 | 1967–2026 | 5 |
| 39 | Brady violation | United States v. Bagley | 192 | 2 | 1975–2026 | 18 |
| 40 | judgment sustaining exception | Laenger v. Laenger | 192 | 2 | 1913–2025 | 12 |
| 41 | habitual offender hearing | State v. Shelton | 187 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 7 |
| 42 | set forth standard | Jackson v. Virginia | 187 | 2 | 1958–2024 | 7 |
| 43 | function of the peremptory exception | Everything on Wheels Subaru, Inc. v. Subaru South, Inc. | 183 | 2 | 1973–2026 | 19 |
| 44 | double jeopardy clause | Burks v. United States | 179 | 2 | 1974–2025 | 13 |
| 45 | res gestae exception | State v. Kimble | 177 | 2 | 1956–2025 | 5 |
| 46 | reasonable doubt error | Chapman v. California | 176 | 2 | 1976–2026 | 14 |
| 47 | grounds claim | Vallo v. Gayle Oil Co., Inc. | 173 | 2 | 1911–2026 | 19 |
| 48 | Fifth Amendment privilege | Miranda v. Arizona | 169 | 2 | 1968–2026 | 8 |
| 49 | two part test | Strickland v. Washington | 169 | 2 | 1982–2024 | 8 |
| 50 | discussion defendant | Jackson v. Virginia | 168 | 3 | 1941–2025 | 4 |
| 51 | burden of proving claim | Hogg v. Chevron USA, Inc. | 167 | 2 | 1939–2025 | 14 |
| 52 | irregularity error | State v. Lanclos | 164 | 2 | 1963–2026 | 14 |
| 53 | ineffective assistance of counsel claim | Strickland v. Washington | 163 | 2 | 1983–2026 | 19 |
| 54 | qualified privilege | Harlow v. Fitzgerald | 158 | 3 | 1934–2023 | 10 |
| 55 | prejudicial error | Evans v. Lungrin | 157 | 2 | 1927–2025 | 9 |
| 56 | good faith exception | United States v. Leon | 155 | 3 | 1947–2023 | 9 |
| 57 | multiple offender hearing | State v. Johnson | 150 | 2 | 1975–2026 | 4 |
| 58 | assigned error | State v. Oliveaux | 149 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 2 |
| 59 | reason for this well-settled principle | Canter v. Koehring Company | 148 | 2 | 1973–2023 | 1 |
| 60 | res judicata doctrine | Burguieres v. Pollingue | 148 | 2 | 1929–2026 | 13 |
| 61 | declinatory exception | Bickham v. Sub Sea Intern., Inc. | 147 | 2 | 1943–2025 | 10 |
| 62 | Daubert hearing | State v. Foret | 145 | 2 | 1994–2026 | 18 |
| 63 | discussed standard | State v. Smith | 143 | 2 | 1942–2024 | 4 |
| 64 | Blockburger test | Blockburger v. United States | 139 | 2 | 1980–2025 | 4 |
| 65 | Terry stop | Terry v. Ohio | 139 | 2 | 1980–2026 | 9 |
| 66 | bill exception | State v. Honeycutt | 136 | 2 | 1855–2017 | 0 |
| 67 | omnibus clause | Parks v. Hall | 134 | 2 | 1927–2023 | 1 |
| 68 | patent error | State v. Augustine | 134 | 2 | 1919–2026 | 11 |
| 69 | deliberate violation | Horns v. Brown | 132 | 2 | 1955–2015 | 0 |
| 70 | sudden emergency doctrine | Hickman Ex Rel. Iles v. Southern Pacific Transport Co. | 130 | 2 | 1934–2026 | 3 |
| 71 | lien privilege | Borne v. Alexander Hardwood Co. | 128 | 3 | 1899–2025 | 1 |
| 72 | ruling exception | Guitreau v. Kucharchuk | 124 | 2 | 1925–2024 | 8 |
| 73 | Jackson v. Virginia standard | Jackson v. Virginia | 123 | 2 | 1980–2026 | 7 |
| 74 | public records doctrine | McDuffie v. Walker | 119 | 3 | 1957–2025 | 5 |
| 75 | adverse presumption | Driscoll v. Stucker | 118 | 2 | 1858–2025 | 9 |
| 76 | confrontation clause | Crawford v. Washington | 118 | 2 | 1969–2026 | 11 |
| 77 | sustained exception | Bienvenue v. Bienvenue | 114 | 2 | 1897–2025 | 1 |
| 78 | breach standard | Pfiffner v. Correa | 113 | 2 | 1979–2026 | 7 |
| 79 | home rule | Francis v. Morial | 113 | 3 | 1935–2025 | 5 |
| 80 | motion to suppress hearing | State v. Burkhalter | 113 | 2 | 1973–2024 | 3 |
| 81 | clear and convincing standard | In Re Johnson | 110 | 2 | 1985–2026 | 5 |
| 82 | knowing and voluntary waiver | Boykin v. Alabama | 110 | 2 | 1981–2025 | 4 |
| 83 | reviewing claim | Jackson v. Virginia | 110 | 2 | 1986–2026 | 6 |
| 84 | circumstantial evidence rule | State v. Chism | 109 | 2 | 1982–2026 | 3 |
| 85 | evidence adduced hearing | State v. Chopin | 109 | 2 | 1925–2025 | 2 |
| 86 | Strickland test | Strickland v. Washington | 107 | 2 | 1992–2026 | 25 |
| 87 | totality of the circumstances analysis | Illinois v. Gates | 106 | 2 | 1978–2025 | 8 |
| 88 | multiple bill hearing | State v. Shelton | 105 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 3 |
| 89 | Prieur hearing | State v. Prieur | 105 | 2 | 1977–2024 | 4 |
| 90 | erroneous denial challenge | State v. Robertson | 102 | 2 | 1981–2022 | 3 |
| 91 | disputed claim | Lima v. Schmidt | 101 | 2 | 1937–2025 | 4 |
| 92 | context of the peremptory exception | Everything on Wheels Subaru, Inc. v. Subaru South, Inc. | 100 | 2 | 1995–2026 | 10 |
| 93 | conviction error | Jackson v. Virginia | 100 | 2 | 1925–2025 | 4 |
| 94 | prima facie presumption | Duren v. Missouri | 99 | 2 | 1907–2025 | 5 |
| 95 | collateral source rule | Bozeman v. State | 97 | 2 | 1977–2025 | 8 |
| 96 | mitigatory factors | State v. Lombard | 97 | 2 | 1986–2026 | 8 |
| 97 | dual inquiry | State v. Freeman | 96 | 2 | 1970–2022 | 1 |
| 98 | respondeat superior doctrine | Williams v. Marionneaux | 96 | 2 | 1927–2025 | 3 |
| 99 | two-fold test | State v. Bennett | 95 | 3 | 1977–2025 | 4 |
| 100 | purpose of the peremptory exception | Scheffler v. Adams and Reese, LLP | 94 | 2 | 1977–2025 | 19 |
| 101 | second assignment error | Jackson v. Virginia | 94 | 2 | 1971–2026 | 2 |
| 102 | suit exception | Saucier v. Hayes Dairy Products, Inc. | 94 | 2 | 1908–2020 | 0 |
| 103 | ineffective assistance claim | Strickland v. Washington | 91 | 2 | 1990–2025 | 8 |
| 104 | Alford plea | North Carolina v. Alford | 90 | 2 | 1988–2025 | 6 |
| 105 | witness claim | State v. Berry | 90 | 2 | 1928–2025 | 2 |
| 106 | odd-lot doctrine | Oster v. Wetzel Printing, Inc. | 89 | 2 | 1972–2009 | 0 |
| 107 | granting exception | City of New Orleans v. Board of Com'rs | 88 | 2 | 1943–2026 | 10 |
| 108 | intelligent waiver | Johnson v. Zerbst | 87 | 2 | 1942–2019 | 0 |
| 109 | sustaining exception | Craig v. Bantek West, Inc. | 87 | 2 | 1927–2025 | 3 |
| 110 | aggravating and mitigating factors | State v. Quebedeaux | 86 | 2 | 1984–2019 | 0 |
| 111 | exclusion clause | Harris v. Automatic Enterprises of Louisiana, Inc. | 86 | 2 | 1925–2017 | 0 |
| 112 | formal assignment error | State v. Tate | 86 | 2 | 1981–2018 | 0 |
| 113 | risk-utility balancing test | Broussard v. State ex rel. Office of State Buildings | 86 | 2 | 1989–2026 | 13 |
| 114 | crucial inquiry | Williams v. Rush Masonry, Inc. | 85 | 2 | 1968–2026 | 9 |
| 115 | excessive sentence claim | State v. Mims | 84 | 2 | 1983–2026 | 2 |
| 116 | absent error | Stobart v. State Through DOTD | 83 | 2 | 1994–2026 | 5 |
| 117 | wrong or manifest error | Walters v. Dept. of Police of New Orleans | 83 | 2 | 1984–2026 | 10 |
| 118 | per se rule | State v. Hoffman | 82 | 2 | 1977–2023 | 3 |
| 119 | automobile exception | Chambers v. Maroney | 81 | 3 | 1960–2025 | 3 |
| 120 | rigorous standard | Joseph v. Broussard Rice Mill, Inc. | 80 | 2 | 1911–2022 | 3 |
| 121 | parol evidence rule | Wampler v. Wampler | 78 | 2 | 1930–2018 | 0 |
| 122 | intentional act exception | Reeves v. Structural Preservation Systems | 77 | 2 | 1983–2025 | 4 |
| 123 | right to present defense | Washington v. Texas | 77 | 2 | 1959–2026 | 4 |
| 124 | adjudication hearing | State in Interest of Rdc | 76 | 2 | 1976–2025 | 6 |
| 125 | Fourth Amendment violation | Whren v. United States | 76 | 2 | 1977–2025 | 3 |
| 126 | hearing on the peremptory exception | Carter v. Haygood | 76 | 2 | 2003–2024 | 14 |
| 127 | judicially created doctrine | Corsey v. State, Through Dept. of Corrections | 76 | 2 | 1960–2025 | 4 |
| 128 | penalty violation | Benware v. Means | 75 | 2 | 1910–2025 | 2 |
| 129 | policy clause | Charbonnet v. Gerace | 75 | 2 | 1907–2023 | 2 |
| 130 | noted standard | State v. Roebuck | 74 | 2 | 1965–2022 | 1 |
| 131 | pecuniary standard | Terrebonne Parish Police Jury v. Matherne | 73 | 2 | 1930–2025 | 9 |
| 132 | express and knowing waiver | State Ex Rel. Jackson v. Henderson | 72 | 2 | 1979–2025 | 2 |
| 133 | wrongful death claim | Taylor v. Giddens | 71 | 2 | 1964–2024 | 4 |
| 134 | ex post facto clause | State Ex Rel. Olivieri v. State | 70 | 2 | 1978–2025 | 3 |
| 135 | lesser standard | Terry v. Ohio | 70 | 2 | 1967–2025 | 3 |
| 136 | overriding presumption | Hayes v. Autin | 70 | 2 | 1974–2024 | 3 |
| 137 | structural error | Arizona v. Fulminante | 70 | 2 | 1993–2026 | 12 |
| 138 | Boykin hearing | Boykin v. Alabama | 69 | 2 | 1972–2023 | 2 |
| 139 | loss of consortium claim | Finley v. Bass | 69 | 2 | 1988–2023 | 2 |
| 140 | attestation clause | Succession of Porche | 68 | 2 | 1957–2025 | 5 |
| 141 | Barker factors | State v. Reaves | 68 | 2 | 1983–2025 | 3 |
| 142 | of review standard | Rosell v. Esco | 68 | 1 | 1993–2026 | 2 |
| 143 | determination of manifest error | Hill v. Morehouse Parish Police Jury | 67 | 2 | 1991–2020 | 0 |
| 144 | minimum standard | Santosky v. Kramer | 67 | 2 | 1959–2021 | 1 |
| 145 | consistent defense | State v. Bennett | 65 | 2 | 1939–2025 | 4 |
| 146 | defamation claim | Trentecosta v. Beck | 65 | 2 | 1985–2023 | 3 |
| 147 | prescription exception | Carter v. Haygood | 65 | 2 | 1903–2025 | 6 |
| 148 | explained standard | State v. Dank | 64 | 3 | 1978–2021 | 1 |
| 149 | preponderance of the evidence standard | Mott v. Babin Motors, Inc. | 64 | 2 | 1977–2019 | 0 |
| 150 | Jones Act claim | Barbara Jean Johnson, Cross-Appellant v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-Appellee | 63 | 2 | 1965–2018 | 0 |
Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.