The doctrines New Mexico 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 | fundamental error | State v. Barber | 857 | 2 | 1914–2026 | 164 |
| 2 | abuse of discretion standard | State v. Sarracino | 554 | 2 | 1985–2026 | 111 |
| 3 | double jeopardy clause | Swafford v. State | 488 | 2 | 1973–2026 | 118 |
| 4 | de novo standard | Dewitt v. Rent-A-Center, Inc. | 477 | 2 | 1961–2026 | 84 |
| 5 | due process clause | Gonzales v. State | 375 | 2 | 1932–2026 | 71 |
| 6 | plain meaning rule | State Ex Rel. Helman v. Gallegos | 286 | 2 | 1952–2026 | 78 |
| 7 | speedy trial analysis | State v. Garza | 272 | 2 | 1978–2026 | 54 |
| 8 | Miranda warning | Miranda v. Arizona | 248 | 2 | 1969–2026 | 37 |
| 9 | warrant requirement | State v. Gomez | 233 | 2 | 1975–2025 | 24 |
| 10 | nature of the claimed error | State v. Varela | 232 | 2 | 1986–2026 | 77 |
| 11 | affirmative defense | Strausberg v. Laurel Healthcare Providers, LLC | 229 | 2 | 1917–2025 | 38 |
| 12 | Barker factors | State v. Garza | 227 | 2 | 1987–2026 | 47 |
| 13 | cumulative error | State v. Martin | 222 | 2 | 1967–2026 | 56 |
| 14 | hearsay rule | State v. Torres | 201 | 2 | 1914–2026 | 24 |
| 15 | ineffective assistance claim | State v. Roybal | 201 | 2 | 1989–2026 | 47 |
| 16 | exclusionary rule | State v. Gutierrez | 184 | 2 | 1964–2025 | 20 |
| 17 | party claiming error | State v. Aragon | 180 | 2 | 1965–2026 | 95 |
| 18 | confrontation clause | Crawford v. Washington | 159 | 2 | 1968–2026 | 26 |
| 19 | Blockburger test | State v. Gutierrez | 151 | 2 | 1991–2026 | 35 |
| 20 | self-defense instruction | State v. Rudolfo | 151 | 2 | 1977–2026 | 43 |
| 21 | harmless error | State v. Tollardo | 148 | 2 | 1886–2026 | 27 |
| 22 | ineffective assistance of counsel claim | State v. Roybal | 145 | 2 | 1989–2026 | 34 |
| 23 | six-month rule | State v. Savedra | 142 | 2 | 1989–2026 | 17 |
| 24 | uniform jury instruction | State v. Caldwell | 138 | 2 | 1983–2025 | 28 |
| 25 | plain error | State v. Lucero | 132 | 2 | 1925–2026 | 51 |
| 26 | Fourth Amendment analysis | State v. Leyva | 123 | 2 | 1974–2024 | 18 |
| 27 | sufficiency of the evidence claim | State v. Leyba | 117 | 2 | 1995–2025 | 30 |
| 28 | equal protection clause | Breen v. Carlsbad Municipal Schools | 114 | 2 | 1937–2025 | 10 |
| 29 | per se rule | State v. Johnson | 99 | 2 | 1978–2025 | 16 |
| 30 | burden of showing error | State v. Aragon | 94 | 2 | 1897–2026 | 48 |
| 31 | case for an evidentiary hearing | State v. Roybal | 94 | 2 | 1991–2026 | 23 |
| 32 | state constitutional claim | State v. Gomez | 93 | 2 | 1988–2025 | 16 |
| 33 | first part test | Swafford v. State | 90 | 2 | 1971–2026 | 30 |
| 34 | right for any reason doctrine | State v. Vargas | 86 | 2 | 2007–2025 | 34 |
| 35 | unit of prosecution analysis | State v. Bernal | 86 | 2 | 2003–2026 | 27 |
| 36 | law of the case doctrine | Trujillo v. City of Albuquerque | 85 | 2 | 1946–2025 | 17 |
| 37 | sovereign immunity | Hicks v. State | 84 | 2 | 1964–2024 | 2 |
| 38 | Fifth Amendment privilege | Miranda v. Arizona | 83 | 2 | 1966–2026 | 7 |
| 39 | lesser included offense instruction | State v. Meadors | 83 | 2 | 1979–2025 | 21 |
| 40 | Swafford test | Swafford v. State | 81 | 2 | 1991–2026 | 8 |
| 41 | double-description analysis | Swafford v. State | 77 | 2 | 2006–2026 | 37 |
| 42 | tendered instruction | State v. Jernigan | 74 | 2 | 1917–2025 | 10 |
| 43 | clear and convincing standard | STATE EX REL. CHILDREN v. Hector | 73 | 2 | 1988–2025 | 16 |
| 44 | reasonable probability error | State v. Sosa | 70 | 2 | 1999–2026 | 44 |
| 45 | four Barker factors | State v. Garza | 66 | 2 | 1999–2026 | 11 |
| 46 | res judicata doctrine | Myers v. Olson | 66 | 2 | 1941–2022 | 2 |
| 47 | meaningful challenge | State v. Alberico | 63 | 2 | 1973–2026 | 12 |
| 48 | source doctrine | State v. Tollardo | 61 | 2 | 1989–2026 | 27 |
| 49 | fundamental error applies only under exceptional doctrine | State v. Barber | 59 | 2 | 1998–2025 | 17 |
| 50 | Herron factors | Herron v. State | 59 | 2 | 1999–2026 | 29 |
| 51 | Mexico rule | Rivera v. Brazos Lodge Corp. | 59 | 2 | 1956–2024 | 8 |
| 52 | modified Blockburger test | State v. Swick | 59 | 2 | 2012–2026 | 32 |
| 53 | probation revocation hearing | State v. Guthrie | 59 | 2 | 1995–2026 | 13 |
| 54 | UPA claim | Lohman v. Daimler-Chrysler Corp. | 59 | 2 | 1997–2025 | 19 |
| 55 | Mathews test | Mathews v. Eldridge | 58 | 2 | 1997–2025 | 19 |
| 56 | statute of limitations defense | Drummond v. Drummond | 58 | 2 | 1946–2026 | 5 |
| 57 | giving of the requested instruction | State v. Boyett | 57 | 2 | 2001–2026 | 17 |
| 58 | bedrock principle | State v. Gonzales | 56 | 2 | 1991–2025 | 19 |
| 59 | flawed federal analysis | State v. Gomez | 55 | 2 | 1997–2024 | 7 |
| 60 | circumstances surrounding error | State v. Tollardo | 54 | 2 | 2001–2026 | 19 |
| 61 | definitional instruction | State v. Barber | 54 | 2 | 1980–2026 | 17 |
| 62 | enduring principle | Schlieter v. Carlos | 53 | 2 | 1994–2025 | 18 |
| 63 | mens rea requirement | State v. Campos | 53 | 2 | 1975–2026 | 8 |
| 64 | plain language rule | Chavez v. Mountain States Constructors | 53 | 2 | 1998–2025 | 18 |
| 65 | qualified immunity | Harlow v. Fitzgerald | 53 | 2 | 1924–2026 | 4 |
| 66 | reasonable doubt standard | Chapman v. California | 53 | 2 | 1947–2025 | 5 |
| 67 | unless error | State v. Tollardo | 53 | 2 | 2010–2026 | 17 |
| 68 | clear and convincing evidence standard | Matter of Termination of Parental Rights | 52 | 2 | 1982–2026 | 18 |
| 69 | prima facie claim | Duren v. Missouri | 51 | 2 | 1988–2025 | 3 |
| 70 | probable cause requirement | State v. Granillo-Macias | 51 | 2 | 1974–2026 | 11 |
| 71 | reasonable suspicion standard | State v. Yazzie | 51 | 2 | 1993–2024 | 11 |
| 72 | given instruction | Budagher v. Amrep Corp. | 50 | 2 | 1914–2026 | 23 |
| 73 | non-constitutional error | State v. Tollardo | 50 | 2 | 2009–2024 | 9 |
| 74 | rational basis test | Richardson Ex Rel. Estate of Richardson v. Carnegie Library Restaurant, Inc. | 50 | 2 | 1983–2025 | 4 |
| 75 | second part inquiry | Swafford v. State | 50 | 2 | 1977–2025 | 12 |
| 76 | American rule | New Mexico Right to Choose/NARAL v. Johnson | 49 | 2 | 1931–2025 | 8 |
| 77 | case-by-case analysis | State v. Tollardo | 49 | 2 | 1983–2024 | 11 |
| 78 | cumulative error applies when multiple errors doctrine | State v. Roybal | 48 | 2 | 2002–2026 | 19 |
| 79 | first prong test | State v. Vance | 48 | 2 | 1988–2026 | 7 |
| 80 | cumulative error requires reversal doctrine | State v. Duffy | 47 | 2 | 1998–2024 | 9 |
| 81 | separation of powers doctrine | Ammerman v. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc. | 47 | 2 | 1957–2025 | 9 |
| 82 | rule of fundamental error | State v. Orosco | 46 | 2 | 1971–2025 | 6 |
| 83 | collateral order doctrine | Carrillo v. Rostro | 45 | 2 | 1980–2025 | 3 |
| 84 | vagueness challenge | State v. SMILE | 44 | 2 | 1971–2023 | 6 |
| 85 | Brady violation | Case v. Hatch | 43 | 2 | 1985–2025 | 12 |
| 86 | plain view doctrine | State v. Ochoa | 43 | 2 | 1975–2025 | 1 |
| 87 | attorney-client privilege | Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp. v. United Nuclear Corp. | 42 | 2 | 1967–2026 | 17 |
| 88 | deferential substantial evidence standard | State v. Rodriguez | 42 | 2 | 1994–2026 | 5 |
| 89 | guiding principle | Hovet v. Allstate Insurance | 42 | 2 | 1937–2024 | 11 |
| 90 | history rule | Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson | 42 | 2 | 1970–2025 | 13 |
| 91 | duress defense | State v. Baca | 41 | 2 | 1982–2026 | 7 |
| 92 | poisonous tree doctrine | State v. Monteleone | 41 | 2 | 1977–2020 | 0 |
| 93 | exception to the preservation rule | State v. Barber | 40 | 2 | 1998–2025 | 19 |
| 94 | first two factors | State v. Anderson | 40 | 2 | 1988–2025 | 4 |
| 95 | instructions for reversible error | State v. Benally | 40 | 2 | 2001–2025 | 16 |
| 96 | Terry stop | Terry v. Ohio | 40 | 2 | 1980–2025 | 3 |
| 97 | uniform instruction | Jackson v. State | 40 | 2 | 1915–2024 | 10 |
| 98 | Worker claim | Hernandez v. Mead Foods, Inc. | 40 | 2 | 1988–2024 | 10 |
| 99 | breath alcohol test | State v. Martinez | 39 | 2 | 1985–2025 | 3 |
| 100 | good faith exception | State v. Gutierrez | 39 | 2 | 1930–2024 | 6 |
| 101 | local rule | State v. Harper | 39 | 2 | 1948–2025 | 7 |
| 102 | respondeat superior doctrine | Lessard v. Coronado | 39 | 2 | 1939–2026 | 6 |
| 103 | three Barker factors | State v. Garza | 39 | 2 | 1989–2025 | 17 |
| 104 | foundational requirement | State v. Martinez | 38 | 2 | 1983–2024 | 7 |
| 105 | procedural due process claim | Bd. of Educ. of Carlsbad v. Harrell | 38 | 2 | 1989–2026 | 14 |
| 106 | comparative negligence doctrine | Scott v. Rizzo | 37 | 2 | 1952–2012 | 0 |
| 107 | remnant of abandoned doctrine | Trujillo v. City of Albuquerque | 37 | 2 | 1998–2026 | 11 |
| 108 | Strickland test | State v. Paredez | 37 | 2 | 1993–2022 | 2 |
| 109 | wrongful death claim | Wachocki v. Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department | 37 | 2 | 1970–2025 | 6 |
| 110 | BAC test | State v. Baldwin | 36 | 2 | 1993–2025 | 2 |
| 111 | legitimate claim | State v. Crocco | 36 | 2 | 1954–2026 | 6 |
| 112 | nmra motion | Glaser v. Lebus | 36 | 2 | 2007–2026 | 10 |
| 113 | Sixth Amendment claim | Doggett v. United States | 36 | 2 | 1982–2025 | 5 |
| 114 | ease bar | Trujillo v. City of Albuquerque | 35 | 2 | 1896–2010 | 0 |
| 115 | exigent circumstances exception | State v. Gomez | 35 | 2 | 1975–2022 | 3 |
| 116 | fact-specific inquiry | State v. Olivas | 35 | 2 | 1998–2025 | 7 |
| 117 | issue for fundamental error | State v. Barber | 35 | 2 | 2009–2026 | 14 |
| 118 | Mother motion | State v. Moore | 35 | 2 | 1993–2025 | 14 |
| 119 | business records exception | State v. Christian | 34 | 2 | 1976–2021 | 2 |
| 120 | camera hearing | State v. Martinez | 34 | 2 | 1975–2025 | 2 |
| 121 | functional analysis | Estate of Martha S. French v. Stratford House | 34 | 2 | 1986–2024 | 5 |
| 122 | HGN test | State v. Torres | 34 | 2 | 1998–2024 | 3 |
| 123 | knock and announce rule | State v. Attaway | 34 | 2 | 1993–2023 | 3 |
| 124 | parol evidence rule | C.R. Anthony Co. v. Loretto Mall Partners | 34 | 2 | 1933–2019 | 0 |
| 125 | knowing and intelligent waiver | State v. Chapman | 33 | 2 | 1973–2023 | 7 |
| 126 | reasonably competent defense | State v. Orona | 33 | 2 | 1981–2026 | 2 |
| 127 | second step analysis | State v. Bernal | 33 | 2 | 1993–2026 | 14 |
| 128 | totality of the circumstances test | State v. Sims | 33 | 2 | 1990–2026 | 7 |
| 129 | two-fold test | State v. Hester | 33 | 2 | 1971–2019 | 0 |
| 130 | blood alcohol test | State v. Caudillo | 32 | 2 | 1964–2025 | 3 |
| 131 | collateral estoppel doctrine | Mascarenas v. City of Albuquerque | 32 | 2 | 1972–2022 | 2 |
| 132 | district court committed reversible error | State v. Alberico | 32 | 2 | 1997–2025 | 12 |
| 133 | Duran presumption | State v. Peppers | 32 | 2 | 1974–2024 | 5 |
| 134 | felony-murder doctrine | State v. Ortega | 32 | 2 | 1960–2025 | 4 |
| 135 | inevitable discovery doctrine | State v. Wagoner | 32 | 2 | 1980–2023 | 3 |
| 136 | interval from the old rule | Trujillo v. City of Albuquerque | 32 | 2 | 1998–2026 | 9 |
| 137 | regular prosecution defense | Durham v. Guest | 32 | 2 | 1997–2025 | 7 |
| 138 | scrutiny analysis | Richardson Ex Rel. Estate of Richardson v. Carnegie Library Restaurant, Inc. | 32 | 2 | 1983–2016 | 0 |
| 139 | entrapment defense | Martinez v. State | 31 | 2 | 1974–2024 | 2 |
| 140 | essential elements instruction | State v. Parish | 31 | 2 | 1971–2025 | 1 |
| 141 | general intent instruction | State v. Gee | 31 | 2 | 1986–2025 | 8 |
| 142 | lesser included instruction | State v. Baca | 31 | 2 | 1993–2025 | 8 |
| 143 | preemption analysis | Cordova v. World Finance Corp. of NM | 31 | 2 | 1987–2019 | 0 |
| 144 | third-party claim | G & G SERVICES, INC. v. Agora Syndicate, Inc. | 31 | 2 | 1968–2020 | 0 |
| 145 | unitary conduct analysis | State v. Franco | 31 | 2 | 1997–2026 | 16 |
| 146 | voluntary manslaughter instruction | Sells v. State | 31 | 2 | 1982–2026 | 7 |
| 147 | Daubert factors | State v. Torres | 30 | 2 | 1994–2022 | 3 |
| 148 | Father motion | Tedford v. Gregory | 30 | 2 | 1993–2024 | 7 |
| 149 | proof requirement | Estate of Fletcher v. Jackson | 30 | 2 | 1943–2021 | 2 |
| 150 | Aguilar-Spinelli test | State v. Cordova | 29 | 2 | 1989–2025 | 7 |
Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.