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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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1 plain error State of Missouri v. Mark C. Brandolese 1,9163 1883–2025 226
2 affirmative defense ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp. 1,2412 1890–2025 106
3 verdict-directing instruction Hooper Ex Rel. Hooper v. Conrad 5942 1945–2025 28
4 due process clause Cage v. Louisiana 5812 1924–2025 37
5 hearsay rule Chambers v. Mississippi 5582 1915–2025 32
6 Strickland test Strickland v. Washington 4382 1958–2025 122
7 humanitarian doctrine Banks v. Morris Company 4302 1900–1986 0
8 Miranda warning Miranda v. Arizona 3982 1968–2025 21
9 ineffective assistance of counsel claim Strickland v. Washington 3792 1970–2025 49
10 Movant claim Strickland v. Washington 3782 1968–2025 48
11 fundamental principle Brown Group, Inc. v. Administrative Hearing Commission 3583 1884–2025 18
12 double jeopardy clause Missouri v. Hunter 3192 1956–2025 35
13 abuse of discretion standard State v. Milliorn 2952 1979–2025 45
14 properly-pleaded affirmative defense ITT Commercial Finance Corp. v. Mid-America Marine Supply Corp. 2882 1993–2025 20
15 exclusionary rule United States v. Leon 2692 1951–2025 16
16 Batson challenge State v. Parker 2682 1987–2025 11
17 res ipsa loquitur doctrine McCloskey Ex Rel. McCloskey v. Koplar 2682 1907–2017 0
18 MAI instruction Brown v. St. Louis Public Service Company 2542 1967–2025 13
19 claim of reversible error Thummel v. King 2532 1994–2025 66
20 equal protection clause Batson v. Kentucky 2493 1911–2025 11
21 Missouri rule State Ex Rel. Hall v. Cook 2362 1869–2024 8
22 submission instruction Wright v. Barr 2102 1895–2025 11
23 sovereign immunity Jones v. State Highway Commission 2073 1899–2025 23
24 claim of plain error State v. Brown 2072 1983–2025 40
25 self-defense instruction State v. Westfall 1922 1901–2025 30
26 ease bar State v. Caldwell 1892 1860–2015 0
27 converse instruction Liebow v. Jones Store Company 1792 1888–2023 1
28 warrant requirement State v. Burkhardt 1782 1888–2025 12
29 guilty plea hearing Smith v. State 1612 1972–2025 12
30 per se rule Williams Ex Rel. Wilford v. Barnes Hospital 1562 1967–2024 5
31 abandonment doctrine Charles K. Moore v. State of Missouri 1552 1885–2025 55
32 legal reasons claim Hall v. Missouri Bd. of Probation and Parole 1552 1919–2025 54
33 Fifth Amendment privilege Miranda v. Arizona 1542 1971–2021 1
34 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 1522 2010–2025 64
35 burden of demonstrating error Crews v. Crews 1462 1969–2022 4
36 parol evidence rule Commerce Trust Co. v. Watts 1442 1909–2025 8
37 lesser included offense instruction State of Missouri v. Bruce Pierce 1432 1976–2025 21
38 prejudicial error State v. Miller 1402 1889–2025 5
39 alibi defense State v. Clark 1352 1893–2025 10
40 escape rule State v. Troupe 1332 1973–2024 12
41 res judicata doctrine Chesterfield Village, Inc. v. City of Chesterfield 1312 1882–2025 10
42 Fourth Amendment violation State v. Miller 1313 1969–2025 10
43 Father motion Murphy v. Carron 1302 1907–2025 23
44 Terry stop Terry v. Ohio 1292 1981–2024 9
45 official immunity Southers v. City of Farmington 1243 1979–2025 21
46 Mother motion Murphy v. Carron 1212 1993–2025 17
47 ineffective assistance claim Strickland v. Washington 1152 1985–2025 37
48 face claim State v. Dudley 1142 1891–2025 13
49 approved instruction State v. Goodwin 1142 1884–2025 4
50 contention error Garard v. Manufacturers' Coal & Coke Co. 1132 1905–2025 2
51 law of the case doctrine Walton v. City of Berkeley 1122 1967–2025 21
52 circumstantial evidence instruction State v. Grim 1112 1931–2024 4
53 like rule Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital v. Mercury Construction Corp. 1112 1856–2018 0
54 form instruction Shores v. Express Lending Services, Inc. 1102 1886–2025 7
55 corresponding increase error State v. Clemmons 1092 1990–2025 8
56 reasonable doubt error State v. Griffin 1092 1889–2024 6
57 sufficiency of the evidence claim State v. Storey 1072 1987–2025 35
58 party challenging instruction Hervey v. Missouri Department of Corrections 1062 1983–2025 16
59 confrontation clause Crawford v. Washington 1032 1973–2025 17
60 contributory negligence instruction Gustafson v. Benda 1022 1893–2024 1
61 gave instruction State v. Cooksey 1012 1877–2025 1
62 knowing and intelligent waiver Argersinger v. Hamlin 1002 1970–2025 16
63 refused instruction Banks v. Morris Company 1002 1857–2025 1
64 respondeat superior doctrine McGinnis v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. 992 1874–2025 6
65 de novo standard Burns v. Smith 982 1968–2025 26
66 Husband motion Murphy v. Carron 972 1895–2025 13
67 manslaughter instruction State v. Stapleton 972 1926–2019 0
68 mootness doctrine C.D.R. v. Wideman 962 1976–2025 19
69 refusal instruction Dietzman v. St. Louis Screw Co. 962 1886–2014 0
70 withdrawal instruction Helming v. Adams 942 1928–2019 0
71 claim for plain error State v. Clay 942 1990–2025 56
72 mai-cr instruction State v. Isa 932 1976–2025 4
73 generally accepted rule Coleman v. Jackson County 932 1882–2024 1
74 correctness instruction Lewis Ex Rel. Piening v. Zagata 912 1840–1986 0
75 comparative fault instruction Gustafson v. Benda 902 1984–2024 5
76 adverse claim Speck v. Riggin 902 1867–2024 3
77 attorney-client privilege State v. Carter 892 1971–2024 8
78 offense rule State v. Treadway 892 1902–2024 4
79 Alford plea North Carolina v. Alford 882 1983–2025 15
80 Wife motion Murphy v. Carron 882 1885–2025 13
81 personal privilege Osborne v. Schutt 882 1885–2025 4
82 collateral estoppel doctrine Oates v. Safeco Insurance Co. of America 862 1973–2025 5
83 appeal or writ error State ex rel. Busch v. Dillon 862 1867–2021 1
84 Respondents motion Transatlantic Ltd. v. Salva 842 1872–2025 19
85 blood alcohol test Sellenriek v. Director of Revenue 832 1968–2024 4
86 proffered instruction Marion v. Marcus 832 1919–2025 13
87 judicially created doctrine Crawley v. State 802 1986–2025 11
88 qualified privilege Pulliam v. Bond 792 1900–2021 1
89 Tbe rule Searcy v. State 782 1853–1954 0
90 American rule Laubinger v. Laubinger 772 1877–2022 1
91 modern rule Utter v. Sidman 772 1870–2025 1
92 public policy exception Fleshner v. Pepose Vision Institute, P.C. 752 1984–2025 3
93 Brady violation Strickler v. Greene 752 1975–2025 9
94 burden of proof instruction Crawford v. Smith 752 1929–2020 0
95 prima facie presumption Duren v. Missouri 752 1884–2023 2
96 harmless error Chapman v. California 742 1902–2023 4
97 estoppel doctrine Farmers' & Laborers' Co-Operative Insurance Ass'n v. Director of Revenue 742 1877–2025 2
98 penalty violation Christy v. Petrus 742 1878–2022 2
99 plain view doctrine Coolidge v. New Hampshire 732 1972–2017 0
100 offending instruction Hervey v. Missouri Department of Corrections 732 1983–2025 8
101 pattern instruction Wilson v. Murch 722 1958–2024 3
102 source of funds rule Hoffmann v. Hoffmann 721 1985–2025 1
103 propriety instruction Hopkins v. Goose Creek Land Co., Inc. 722 1860–2015 0
104 case falls within rule State v. Smith 722 1879–2025 2
105 deliberate violation Powell v. DIV. OF EMP. SEC., ETC. 711 1954–2025 1
106 damage instruction Boten v. Brecklein 702 1949–2020 0
107 foundation claim Grue v. Hensley 692 1870–2022 4
108 error instruction Rivera v. Illinois 692 1864–2020 0
109 facts showing violation United C.O.D. v. State 682 1954–2024 13
110 allegations error Taylor v. United Parcel Service, Inc. 682 1950–2025 8
111 English rule Nichols v. Eaton 682 1856–2008 0
112 corroboration rule State v. Sladek 672 1911–2024 1
113 corollary rule Searles v. . Manhattan Railway Company 673 1905–2025 2
114 witness claim State v. Yager 672 1885–2023 1
115 emergency clause Rohde v. St. Louis Public Service Co. 672 1908–2023 1
116 reasonable probability error State of Missouri v. Craig Michael Wood 672 1985–2025 29
117 waiver of sovereign immunity Langley v. Curators of the University of Missouri 662 1981–2025 9
118 assertion of plain error State v. Hunn 662 1980–2016 0
119 burden of proving claim Beckham v. Beckham 662 1929–2025 10
120 physician-patient privilege State Ex Rel. McNutt v. Keet 652 1968–2025 5
121 exclusion of any other instruction State v. Ervin 652 1967–2025 7
122 res ipsa doctrine Maybach v. Falstaff Brewing Corp. 652 1931–2004 0
123 intent to never again claim In Re Watson v. Watson 642 1974–2021 1
124 proponent instruction Brown v. St. Louis Public Service Company 642 1968–2025 2
125 exclusion clause Sylcox v. National Lead Co. 642 1933–2025 3
126 elementary principle State v. Fenton 642 1881–2024 1
127 law supports claim Fritz v. Fritz 641 2008–2025 31
128 public duty doctrine Southers v. City of Farmington 633 1984–2025 10
129 ex post facto clause State v. Wings 632 1988–2024 3
130 prejudice prong test State v. Simmons 632 1988–2025 13
131 presence hearing State v. Samuel 632 1867–2025 3
132 direct claim State Ex Rel. Nixon v. American Tobacco Co. 622 1914–2023 4
133 Director claim Colhouer v. Director of Revenue 622 1927–2024 3
134 personal injury claim McCracken v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP 622 1967–2025 4
135 claim of instructional error Carroll v. Kelsey 622 1988–2025 21
136 policy defense Greer v. Zurich Insurance Company 612 1875–2021 1
137 give instruction State v. Snyder 612 1886–2017 0
138 quoted clause Chapin v. Bridges 612 1899–2006 0
139 operation rule The People Ex Rel. Furman v. . Clute 613 1879–2003 0
140 wrongful death claim Frazee v. Partney 602 1973–2024 3
141 information instruction State v. Lee 602 1902–2025 3
142 opportunity to correct error Douglass v. Safire 602 1878–2025 10
143 employer violation Boyle v. Vista Eyewear, Inc. 592 1937–2024 6
144 lien claim De Witt v. Smith 592 1879–2024 1
145 modification instruction In Re the Marriage of D.L.(B.)M. 592 1851–2020 0
146 Blockburger test Blockburger v. United States 572 1977–2024 6
147 probable cause standard Riche v. Director of Revenue 572 1970–2024 1
148 employee violation Hoover v. Community Blood Center 572 1907–2024 7
149 ruling error State v. Wheat 572 1891–2024 1
150 statute of limitations defense Longhibler v. State 572 1922–2025 9

Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.

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