The doctrines New Hampshire 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 | burden of demonstrating reversible error | Ralph P. Gallo & a. v. Susan Traina & a. | 292 | 1 | 2014–2025 | 97 |
| 2 | due process clause | State v. Ball | 219 | 1 | 1951–2025 | 15 |
| 3 | unsustainable exercise of discretion standard | State v. Lambert | 159 | 1 | 2002–2025 | 27 |
| 4 | plain error | State v. Russell | 124 | 1 | 1885–2025 | 21 |
| 5 | Miranda warning | Miranda v. Arizona | 109 | 1 | 1970–2023 | 4 |
| 6 | equal protection clause | LeClair v. LeClair | 94 | 1 | 1962–2024 | 7 |
| 7 | affirmative defense | Exeter Hospital v. Hall | 92 | 1 | 1943–2025 | 9 |
| 8 | state constitutional claim | State v. Ball | 90 | 1 | 1982–2025 | 4 |
| 9 | warrant requirement | State v. Theodosopoulos | 85 | 1 | 1966–2024 | 5 |
| 10 | hearsay rule | State v. Kiewert | 76 | 1 | 1905–2019 | 0 |
| 11 | reasonable doubt standard | State v. Phinney | 74 | 1 | 1976–2025 | 8 |
| 12 | double jeopardy clause | State v. Ball | 66 | 1 | 1960–2025 | 2 |
| 13 | evidence raises claim | State v. Eric R. Cable | 62 | 1 | 2011–2025 | 15 |
| 14 | exclusionary rule | State v. Canelo | 60 | 1 | 1951–2025 | 6 |
| 15 | rational basis test | Carson v. Maurer | 60 | 1 | 1975–2025 | 5 |
| 16 | harmless error | State v. Dupont | 58 | 1 | 1978–2026 | 6 |
| 17 | per se rule | Mankoski v. Briley | 58 | 1 | 1974–2024 | 4 |
| 18 | opportunity to correct error | State v. Nadeau | 53 | 1 | 1988–2023 | 7 |
| 19 | aid analysis | State v. Ball | 48 | 1 | 1991–2010 | 0 |
| 20 | federal constitutional analysis | State v. Ball | 48 | 1 | 1983–2017 | 0 |
| 21 | abuse of discretion standard | State v. Plante | 45 | 1 | 1987–2024 | 2 |
| 22 | fundamental principle | In re the Proposed New Hampshire Rules of Civil Procedure | 43 | 1 | 1902–2025 | 6 |
| 23 | res judicata doctrine | Eastern Marine Construction Corp. v. First Southern Leasing, Ltd. | 39 | 1 | 1970–2025 | 4 |
| 24 | attorney-client privilege | McGranahan v. Dahar | 36 | 1 | 1966–2025 | 5 |
| 25 | first prong test | Strickland v. Washington | 35 | 1 | 1988–2025 | 7 |
| 26 | separation of powers doctrine | State v. LaFrance | 35 | 1 | 1957–2025 | 3 |
| 27 | probable cause hearing | State v. Ball | 34 | 1 | 1974–2024 | 2 |
| 28 | sufficiency of the evidence claim | State of New Hampshire v. Albert J. Boutin, III | 34 | 1 | 1991–2025 | 3 |
| 29 | Fifth Amendment privilege | State v. Richards | 33 | 1 | 1970–2023 | 2 |
| 30 | opportunity to correct any error | Broughton v. Proulx | 33 | 1 | 1982–2025 | 7 |
| 31 | society rule | Jacobs v. Director, N.H. Division of Motor Vehicles | 33 | 1 | 1991–2025 | 3 |
| 32 | sovereign immunity | Tilton v. Dougherty | 32 | 1 | 1971–2023 | 2 |
| 33 | totality of the circumstances test | State v. Carroll | 32 | 1 | 1980–2023 | 2 |
| 34 | adverse claim | Page v. Downs | 31 | 1 | 1916–2025 | 1 |
| 35 | de novo standard | Appeal of Doherty | 30 | 1 | 1978–2025 | 5 |
| 36 | remnant of abandoned doctrine | Jacobs v. Director, N.H. Division of Motor Vehicles | 30 | 1 | 2003–2023 | 2 |
| 37 | enumerated factors | In the Matter of Paula Geraghty and Kenneth Geraghty | 29 | 1 | 1980–2025 | 15 |
| 38 | collateral estoppel doctrine | Bricker v. Crane | 26 | 1 | 1970–2025 | 1 |
| 39 | confrontation clause | Ohio v. Roberts | 25 | 1 | 1983–2024 | 1 |
| 40 | ineffective assistance of counsel claim | Strickland v. Washington | 25 | 1 | 1986–2023 | 4 |
| 41 | judicially crafted exception | State v. Newcomb | 25 | 1 | 1992–2025 | 1 |
| 42 | stare decisis demands respect doctrine | Jacobs v. Director, N.H. Division of Motor Vehicles | 25 | 1 | 2005–2021 | 2 |
| 43 | decision absent error | Appeal of Bergeron | 24 | 1 | 1999–2022 | 3 |
| 44 | speedy trial claim | State v. Brooks | 23 | 1 | 1981–2022 | 2 |
| 45 | prima facie standard | State v. North Atlantic Refining Limited | 22 | 1 | 1860–2025 | 2 |
| 46 | sanction violation | Morgan's Case | 22 | 1 | 1998–2025 | 2 |
| 47 | identified error | Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Town of Hanover | 21 | 1 | 1999–2025 | 8 |
| 48 | insanity defense | State v. Plummer | 21 | 1 | 1980–2020 | 0 |
| 49 | physician-patient privilege | Nelson v. Lewis | 21 | 1 | 1987–2025 | 3 |
| 50 | inequity of permitting claim | Wood v. General Electric Co. | 20 | 1 | 1984–2025 | 1 |
| 51 | statute of limitations defense | Beane v. Dana S. Beane & Co., P.C. | 20 | 1 | 1993–2025 | 7 |
| 52 | plain view exception | Coolidge v. New Hampshire | 19 | 1 | 1976–2019 | 0 |
| 53 | second part analysis | In re Bagley | 19 | 1 | 1973–2024 | 4 |
| 54 | sounder rule | Clark v. Clark | 19 | 1 | 1901–2016 | 0 |
| 55 | blood alcohol test | South Dakota v. Neville | 18 | 1 | 1984–2020 | 0 |
| 56 | Daubert standard | Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 18 | 1 | 1994–2025 | 2 |
| 57 | evidence or tainted error | In re Craig T. | 18 | 1 | 1993–2023 | 7 |
| 58 | opening the door doctrine | State v. Wamala | 18 | 1 | 1993–2023 | 1 |
| 59 | preponderance of the evidence standard | State v. Laurie | 18 | 1 | 1982–2024 | 2 |
| 60 | qualified immunity | Burke v. Town of Walpole | 18 | 1 | 1977–2017 | 0 |
| 61 | commerce clause | Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady | 17 | 1 | 1909–2020 | 0 |
| 62 | discretionary function exception | Gardner v. City of Concord | 17 | 1 | 1983–2025 | 2 |
| 63 | Hampshire rule | Royce v. Estate of Denby | 17 | 1 | 1894–2021 | 2 |
| 64 | injunction absent error | Town of Atkinson v. Malborn Realty Trust | 17 | 1 | 1987–2025 | 3 |
| 65 | judicially created exception | Merrill v. City of Manchester | 17 | 1 | 1965–2020 | 0 |
| 66 | substitute procedural requirement | Mathews v. Eldridge | 17 | 1 | 1980–2021 | 1 |
| 67 | Terry stop | Terry v. Ohio | 17 | 1 | 1983–2020 | 0 |
| 68 | Barker factors | Barker v. Wingo | 16 | 1 | 1985–2022 | 1 |
| 69 | contemporaneous objection requirement | State v. Skidmore | 16 | 1 | 1979–2023 | 2 |
| 70 | defendant argues instruction | Slayton v. Personnel Commission | 16 | 1 | 1980–2022 | 1 |
| 71 | knowing and intelligent waiver | Boykin v. Alabama | 16 | 1 | 1975–2013 | 0 |
| 72 | parol evidence rule | Colby v. Granite State Realty, Inc. | 16 | 1 | 1948–2021 | 1 |
| 73 | stare decisis doctrine | Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey | 16 | 1 | 2003–2025 | 3 |
| 74 | alibi defense | State v. Boire | 15 | 1 | 1984–2024 | 1 |
| 75 | forfeited error | State v. Christina Thomas | 15 | 1 | 2008–2025 | 4 |
| 76 | ineffective assistance claim | State v. Wisowaty | 15 | 1 | 1986–2025 | 3 |
| 77 | laches doctrine | Miner v. A & C Tire Co. | 15 | 1 | 1982–2018 | 0 |
| 78 | law of the case doctrine | Saunders v. Town of Kingston | 15 | 1 | 1990–2025 | 4 |
| 79 | Massachusetts rule | Opinion of the Justices | 15 | 1 | 1894–2013 | 0 |
| 80 | owner that an adverse claim | Blagbrough Family Realty Trust v. a & T Forest Products, Inc. | 15 | 1 | 1989–2023 | 2 |
| 81 | essence doctrine | Eastern Marine Construction Corp. v. First Southern Leasing, Ltd. | 14 | 1 | 1987–2015 | 0 |
| 82 | exigent circumstances exception | State v. Santana | 14 | 1 | 1974–2018 | 0 |
| 83 | federal plain error | State of New Hampshire v. Kevin Rawnsley | 14 | 1 | 1991–2017 | 0 |
| 84 | res judicata is that a final doctrine | Concrete Constructors, Inc. v. Manchester Bank | 14 | 1 | 1977–2015 | 0 |
| 85 | standing inquiry | Bill Duncan & a. v. State of New Hampshire & a. | 14 | 1 | 1931–2024 | 3 |
| 86 | blanket exception | State v. Settle | 13 | 1 | 1987–2022 | 1 |
| 87 | collateral estoppel bars a party doctrine | Daigle v. City of Portsmouth | 13 | 1 | 1987–2024 | 1 |
| 88 | First Amendment claim | Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty. | 13 | 1 | 1967–2023 | 1 |
| 89 | managerial policy exception | Appeal of State | 13 | 1 | 1978–2021 | 1 |
| 90 | merger doctrine | State v. Brooks | 13 | 1 | 1988–2025 | 2 |
| 91 | personal privilege | Currier v. Sutherland | 13 | 1 | 1857–2023 | 1 |
| 92 | poisonous tree doctrine | State v. Cobb | 13 | 1 | 1991–2025 | 2 |
| 93 | preemption doctrine | Town of Hooksett v. Baines | 13 | 1 | 1995–2019 | 0 |
| 94 | procedural due process claim | State v. Veale | 13 | 1 | 1987–2025 | 3 |
| 95 | third prong test | State v. Ball | 13 | 1 | 1991–2022 | 1 |
| 96 | vagueness doctrine | State v. MacElman | 13 | 1 | 1974–2025 | 2 |
| 97 | work product doctrine | United States v. Nobles | 13 | 1 | 1967–2021 | 1 |
| 98 | administrative gloss doctrine | In Re Kalar | 12 | 1 | 1995–2020 | 0 |
| 99 | ambiguous clause | In Re Kalar | 12 | 1 | 1985–2023 | 1 |
| 100 | contradiction doctrine | State v. Wamala | 12 | 1 | 2009–2025 | 3 |
| 101 | elementary and fundamental requirement | City of Claremont v. Truell | 12 | 1 | 1978–2023 | 1 |
| 102 | erred standard | In Re Conner | 12 | 1 | 2007–2025 | 6 |
| 103 | exclusion clause | Oregon v. Elstad | 12 | 1 | 1963–2023 | 1 |
| 104 | fact-specific inquiry | Thomas Reid v. New Hampshire Attorney General | 12 | 1 | 1990–2025 | 3 |
| 105 | flexible standard | Appeal of Public Service Co. | 12 | 1 | 1975–2021 | 1 |
| 106 | Fourth Amendment violation | Rakas v. Illinois | 12 | 1 | 1988–2020 | 0 |
| 107 | good faith exception | State v. Canelo | 12 | 1 | 1985–2020 | 0 |
| 108 | guiding principle | Malachy Glen Associates, Inc. v. Town of Chichester | 12 | 1 | 1974–2024 | 2 |
| 109 | implied waiver | Petition of Dean | 12 | 1 | 1983–2015 | 0 |
| 110 | lesser included offense instruction | State v. Thomas | 12 | 1 | 1979–2020 | 0 |
| 111 | mens rea requirement | State v. Goding | 12 | 1 | 1954–2025 | 3 |
| 112 | mootness is designed to avoid deciding doctrine | Sullivan v. Town of Hampton Board of Selectmen | 12 | 1 | 2005–2023 | 2 |
| 113 | privilege claim | Hayes v. Newspapers of New Hampshire, Inc. | 12 | 1 | 1889–2018 | 0 |
| 114 | purposes of the plain error | State v. Panarello | 12 | 1 | 2008–2024 | 4 |
| 115 | rationale behind rule | Mortgage Specialists, Inc. v. Davey | 12 | 1 | 1991–2023 | 2 |
| 116 | reasonable expectation of privacy analysis | State v. Goss | 12 | 1 | 1987–2017 | 0 |
| 117 | scrutiny test | Akins v. Secretary of State | 12 | 1 | 1982–2025 | 2 |
| 118 | competing harms defense | State v. Dorsey | 11 | 1 | 1978–2018 | 0 |
| 119 | CPA claim | Remsburg v. Docusearch, Inc. | 11 | 1 | 2002–2023 | 1 |
| 120 | DOL hearing | Appeal of Staniels | 11 | 1 | 1998–2022 | 2 |
| 121 | federal due process clause | State v. Landry | 11 | 1 | 1986–2004 | 0 |
| 122 | intelligent defense | State v. Allison | 11 | 1 | 1965–2019 | 0 |
| 123 | legal causation test | Appeal of Kehoe | 11 | 1 | 1981–2015 | 0 |
| 124 | middle-tier test | Carson v. Maurer | 11 | 1 | 1985–2008 | 0 |
| 125 | Perreault standard | Perreault v. Cook | 11 | 1 | 1978–2007 | 0 |
| 126 | reliability inquiry | State v. Cressey | 11 | 1 | 1967–2024 | 1 |
| 127 | respondeat superior doctrine | Porter v. City of Manchester | 11 | 1 | 1985–2023 | 1 |
| 128 | stare decisis is not one doctrine | State v. Quintero | 11 | 1 | 1979–2021 | 1 |
| 129 | adverse possession claim | Blagbrough Family Realty Trust v. a & T Forest Products, Inc. | 10 | 1 | 1984–2025 | 2 |
| 130 | Brady violation | Brady v. Maryland | 10 | 1 | 1988–2025 | 3 |
| 131 | defendant asserts violation | State v. Williams | 10 | 1 | 1995–2019 | 0 |
| 132 | demanding standard | Alabama v. White | 10 | 1 | 1989–2021 | 2 |
| 133 | elementary principle | Merrill v. Great Bay Disposal Service, Inc. | 10 | 1 | 1860–2016 | 0 |
| 134 | estoppel claim | Healey v. New Durham Zoning Board of Adjustment | 10 | 1 | 1932–2019 | 0 |
| 135 | excited utterance exception | State v. Bonalumi | 10 | 1 | 1984–2022 | 1 |
| 136 | extension doctrine | Bricker v. Crane | 10 | 1 | 1970–2017 | 0 |
| 137 | Ill defendant | Rogers v. Tennessee | 10 | 1 | 1998–2012 | 0 |
| 138 | justification defense | State v. Kiewert | 10 | 1 | 1982–2024 | 2 |
| 139 | last two factors | Humphrey v. Cunningham | 10 | 1 | 1982–2020 | 0 |
| 140 | legitimate claim | Town of Castle Rock v. Gonzales | 10 | 1 | 1975–2021 | 1 |
| 141 | principle rule | Brannigan v. Usitalo | 10 | 2 | 1854–2002 | 0 |
| 142 | privity rule | Simpson v. Calivas | 10 | 1 | 1982–2020 | 0 |
| 143 | Richards hearing | State v. Richards | 10 | 1 | 1991–2017 | 0 |
| 144 | status quo doctrine | Appeal of Alton School District | 10 | 1 | 1997–2017 | 0 |
| 145 | statute enumerates various factors | In re Crowe | 10 | 1 | 2003–2020 | 0 |
| 146 | substantive due process challenge | Dow v. Town of Effingham | 10 | 1 | 1993–2015 | 0 |
| 147 | three-factor test | State v. KOREAN METHODIST CHURCH | 10 | 1 | 1996–2023 | 4 |
| 148 | Town motion | State Employees' Ass'n v. State | 10 | 1 | 1981–2020 | 0 |
| 149 | American rule | Silva v. Botsch | 9 | 2 | 1850–1999 | 0 |
| 150 | application of a legal standard | State v. Ford | 9 | 1 | 1999–2023 | 1 |
Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.