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The doctrines Missouri 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 State v. McMillin 1,8493 1900–2025 171
2 affirmative defense ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp. 1,1692 1890–2025 86
3 verdict-directing instruction Hooper Ex Rel. Hooper v. Conrad 5932 1945–2025 29
4 due process clause Cage v. Louisiana 5552 1924–2025 31
5 hearsay rule Chambers v. Mississippi 5482 1915–2025 31
6 Strickland test Strickland v. Washington 4312 1958–2025 117
7 Miranda warning Miranda v. Arizona 3952 1968–2025 19
8 ineffective assistance of counsel claim Strickland v. Washington 3732 1970–2025 44
9 Movant claim Strickland v. Washington 3712 1968–2025 43
10 humanitarian doctrine Banks v. Morris Company 3262 1903–1986 0
11 fundamental principle Brown Group, Inc. v. Administrative Hearing Commission 3213 1884–2025 14
12 double jeopardy clause Missouri v. Hunter 3192 1956–2025 35
13 abuse of discretion standard State v. Milliorn 2882 1979–2025 38
14 properly-pleaded affirmative defense ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp. 2792 1993–2025 14
15 exclusionary rule United States v. Leon 2682 1951–2025 15
16 Batson challenge State v. Parker 2672 1987–2025 11
17 MAI instruction Brown v. St. Louis Public Service Company 2522 1967–2025 12
18 res ipsa loquitur doctrine McCloskey Ex Rel. McCloskey v. Koplar 2372 1907–2017 0
19 equal protection clause Batson v. Kentucky 2353 1924–2025 8
20 claim of reversible error Thummel v. King 2182 1994–2025 35
21 Missouri rule State Ex Rel. Hall v. Cook 2152 1869–2024 7
22 submission instruction Wright v. Barr 2072 1895–2025 8
23 sovereign immunity Jones v. State Highway Commission 2003 1914–2025 19
24 claim of plain error State v. Brown 1882 1983–2025 23
25 self-defense instruction State v. Westfall 1862 1901–2025 27
26 warrant requirement State v. Burkhardt 1752 1914–2025 10
27 converse instruction Kimbrough v. Chervitz 1612 1901–2023 1
28 guilty plea hearing Smith v. State 1592 1972–2025 10
29 per se rule Williams Ex Rel. Wilford v. Barnes Hospital 1552 1967–2024 4
30 Fifth Amendment privilege Miranda v. Arizona 1542 1971–2021 1
31 abandonment doctrine Charles K. Moore v. State of Missouri 1492 1885–2025 49
32 against-the-weight-of-the-evidence challenge Richard E. Ivie, Jimmie R. Ivie, LaDonna Small, and Bernard Ivie v. Arnold L. Smith and Sidney B. Smith 1462 2010–2025 58
33 burden of demonstrating error Crews v. Crews 1442 1969–2022 2
34 ease bar State v. Wissing 1442 1860–2015 0
35 parol evidence rule Commerce Trust Co. v. Watts 1432 1909–2025 7
36 lesser included offense instruction State of Missouri v. Bruce Pierce 1392 1976–2025 18
37 prejudicial error State v. Miller 1342 1889–2025 5
38 escape rule State v. Troupe 1332 1973–2024 12
39 alibi defense State v. Clark 1312 1893–2025 10
40 res judicata doctrine Chesterfield Village, Inc. v. City of Chesterfield 1292 1882–2025 10
41 Fourth Amendment violation State v. Miller 1283 1969–2025 9
42 Terry stop Terry v. Ohio 1272 1981–2024 8
43 legal reasons claim Hall v. Missouri Bd. of Probation and Parole 1242 1919–2025 25
44 Father motion Houston v. Crider 1222 1919–2025 18
45 official immunity Southers v. City of Farmington 1203 1979–2025 17
46 Mother motion Lunsford v. E_ L_ K 1172 1993–2025 13
47 face claim State v. Dudley 1132 1907–2025 13
48 ineffective assistance claim Strickland v. Washington 1102 1985–2025 32
49 circumstantial evidence instruction State v. Grim 1092 1933–2024 4
50 law of the case doctrine Walton v. City of Berkeley 1092 1967–2025 19
51 corresponding increase error State v. Clemmons 1072 1990–2025 6
52 reasonable doubt error State v. Griffin 1072 1889–2023 4
53 party challenging instruction Hervey v. Missouri Department of Corrections 1052 1983–2025 15
54 approved instruction State v. Goodwin 1012 1884–2025 5
55 confrontation clause Crawford v. Washington 1012 1973–2024 15
56 knowing and intelligent waiver Argersinger v. Hamlin 992 1970–2025 14
57 contributory negligence instruction Gustafson v. Benda 972 1903–2024 1
58 sufficiency of the evidence claim State v. Storey 972 1987–2025 25
59 contention error Mitchell v. Board of Education of Normandy School District 962 1909–2025 1
60 form instruction Shores v. Express Lending Services, Inc. 932 1886–2025 6
61 mootness doctrine State v. Gibson 932 1976–2025 16
62 respondeat superior doctrine McGinnis v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. 922 1874–2025 6
63 Husband motion Murphy v. Carron 912 1895–2024 11
64 mai-cr instruction State v. Ervin 912 1976–2025 3
65 comparative fault instruction Gustafson v. Benda 902 1984–2024 5
66 manslaughter instruction State v. Ayers 902 1926–2019 0
67 withdrawal instruction Helming v. Adams 892 1928–2019 0
68 attorney-client privilege State Ex Rel. Cain v. Barker 882 1971–2024 8
69 gave instruction State v. Wright 882 1877–2025 1
70 offense rule State v. Treadway 882 1902–2024 4
71 Alford plea North Carolina v. Alford 872 1983–2025 15
72 collateral estoppel doctrine Oates v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America 872 1973–2025 6
73 blood alcohol test Sellenriek v. Director of Revenue 832 1968–2024 4
74 Wife motion Thummel v. King 832 1885–2025 8
75 personal privilege Osborne v. Schutt 812 1885–2025 2
76 proffered instruction Marion v. Marcus 812 1919–2025 12
77 refused instruction Banks v. Morris Company 812 1867–2019 0
78 like rule Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. 802 1856–2018 0
79 de novo standard Burns v. Smith 782 1968–2025 9
80 generally accepted rule Coleman v. Jackson County 772 1882–2024 1
81 judicially created doctrine Crawley v. State 772 1986–2025 8
82 adverse claim Speck v. Riggin 752 1867–2024 3
83 public policy exception Fleshner v. Pepose Vision Institute, P.C. 752 1984–2025 3
84 harmless error Chapman v. California 742 1902–2023 4
85 plain view doctrine Coolidge v. New Hampshire 732 1972–2017 0
86 Brady violation Strickler v. Greene 722 1975–2025 7
87 offending instruction Hervey v. Missouri Department of Corrections 722 1983–2025 7
88 qualified privilege Pulliam v. Bond 722 1909–2021 1
89 deliberate violation Powell v. DIV. OF EMP. SEC., ETC. 711 1954–2025 1
90 pattern instruction Wilson v. Murch 712 1958–2024 2
91 source of funds rule Hoffmann v. Hoffmann 711 1985–2020 0
92 appeal or writ error State ex rel. Busch v. Dillon 702 1867–2021 1
93 claim for plain error State v. Clay 702 1990–2025 33
94 Respondents motion Margiotta v. Christian Hospital Northeast Northwest 702 1872–2025 14
95 damage instruction Boten v. Brecklein 692 1954–2020 0
96 burden of proof instruction Arnel ex rel. Luadzers v. Roettgen 682 1935–2020 0
97 waiver of sovereign immunity Langley v. Curators of the University of Missouri 682 1981–2025 10
98 corroboration rule State v. Sladek 672 1911–2024 1
99 estoppel doctrine Farmers' & Laborers' Co-Operative Insurance Ass'n v. Director of Revenue 672 1877–2025 2
100 American rule Laubinger v. Laubinger 662 1877–2019 0
101 assertion of plain error State v. Hunn 662 1980–2016 0
102 burden of proving claim Beckham v. Beckham 662 1929–2025 10
103 corollary rule Epperson v. Postal Telegraph Cable Co. 653 1905–2025 2
104 facts showing violation United C.O.D. v. State 652 1954–2024 10
105 foundation claim Grue v. Hensley 652 1876–2022 3
106 physician-patient privilege State Ex Rel. McNutt v. Keet 652 1968–2025 5
107 prima facie presumption Duren v. Missouri 652 1884–2023 2
108 correctness instruction Lewis Ex Rel. Piening v. Zagata 642 1840–1986 0
109 exclusion of any other instruction State v. Ervin 642 1967–2025 6
110 intent to never again claim In Re Watson v. Watson 642 1974–2021 1
111 penalty violation Christy v. Petrus 642 1878–2022 2
112 refusal instruction Miles v. Davis 642 1886–2014 0
113 direct claim State Ex Rel. Nixon v. American Tobacco Co. 632 1914–2023 4
114 proponent instruction Brown v. St. Louis Public Service Company 632 1968–2024 1
115 allegations error Taylor v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 622 1950–2025 2
116 Director claim Colhouer v. Director of Revenue 622 1927–2024 3
117 personal injury claim McCracken v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP 622 1967–2025 4
118 public duty doctrine Southers v. City of Farmington 623 1984–2025 9
119 ex post facto clause State v. Wings 612 1988–2024 3
120 propriety instruction Hopkins v. Goose Creek Land Co., Inc. 612 1860–2015 0
121 witness claim State v. Yager 612 1885–2023 1
122 case falls within rule State v. Smith 602 1879–2025 2
123 prejudice prong test State v. Simmons 602 1988–2025 10
124 wrongful death claim Frazee v. Partney 602 1973–2024 3
125 exclusion clause Sylcox v. National Lead Co. 592 1933–2025 3
126 modern doctrine Utter v. Sidman 592 1892–2025 1
127 res ipsa doctrine Maybach v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. 582 1931–2004 0
128 Blockburger test Blockburger v. United States 572 1977–2024 6
129 employer violation Boyle v. Vista Eyewear, Inc. 572 1947–2024 5
130 probable cause standard Riche v. Director of Revenue 572 1970–2024 1
131 claim of instructional error Carroll v. Kelsey 562 1988–2025 15
132 policy defense Greer v. Zurich Insurance Company 562 1875–2021 1
133 Tbe rule Hartford Fire Insurance v. Walsh 562 1853–1954 0
134 elementary principle State v. Fenton 552 1881–2024 1
135 give instruction State v. Snyder 552 1886–2017 0
136 party offering instruction Roque v. Kaw Transport Co. 552 1941–2024 1
137 probation revocation hearing State ex rel. Zimmerman v. Dolan 552 1978–2024 8
138 information instruction State v. Lee 542 1902–2024 1
139 opportunity to correct error Douglass v. Safire 542 1878–2024 9
140 second degree murder instruction State v. Santillan 542 1973–2025 1
141 emergency exception Rohde v. St. Louis Public Service Co. 532 1908–2023 1
142 employee violation Hawkins v. State 532 1907–2024 6
143 felony-murder rule State v. Williams 532 1964–2020 0
144 hammer instruction State v. Anderson 532 1976–2018 0
145 lien claim De Witt v. Smith 532 1881–2019 0
146 omnibus clause Varble Ex Rel. Varble v. Stanley 532 1947–2014 0
147 paramount rule First National Bank of Kansas City v. Hyde 532 1887–2024 4
148 second step analysis State v. Stanley 532 1988–2019 0
149 special negative defense State v. Boyd 532 1977–2025 5
150 adverse possession claim Sleepy Hollow Ranch LLC v. Robinson 522 1855–2025 7

Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.

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