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Nevada issues

The doctrines Nevada 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 due process clause Morrissey v. Brewer 1602 1913–2025 20
2 law of the case doctrine Hall v. State 1501 1968–2024 25
3 penalty hearing Nunnery v. State 1361 1950–2022 7
4 affirmative defense Dredge Corporation v. Wells Cargo, Inc. 1312 1922–2025 19
5 Brady violation Mazzan v. Warden, Ely State Prison 1192 1988–2022 10
6 abuse of discretion standard BOONSONG JITNAN v. Oliver 1182 1979–2026 22
7 impediment external defense Hathaway v. State 1152 1997–2022 6
8 cumulative error Valdez v. State 992 1994–2026 20
9 Miranda warning Miranda v. Arizona 962 1968–2026 10
10 Batson challenge Batson v. Kentucky 922 1989–2026 14
11 harmless error Chapman v. California 882 1965–2026 4
12 plain error Valdez v. State 852 1985–2026 9
13 equal protection clause Zamora v. Price 832 1955–2021 2
14 hearsay rule Wallach v. State 772 1969–2025 2
15 separation of powers doctrine State v. Connery 712 1977–2026 14
16 reasonable doubt instruction Chapman v. California 692 1967–2026 11
17 exclusionary rule United States v. Leon 642 1961–2024 3
18 Fifth Amendment privilege Miranda v. Arizona 612 1965–2022 1
19 confrontation clause Crawford v. Washington 601 1970–2026 11
20 Brunzell factors Brunzell v. Golden Gate National Bank 592 2012–2024 12
21 de novo standard May v. Anderson 572 1998–2026 8
22 fundamental principle Blake v. State 561 1878–2023 6
23 ineffective assistance claim Hathaway v. State 531 1996–2022 7
24 stare decisis doctrine Miller v. Burk 511 1876–2024 10
25 attorney-client privilege Upjohn Co. v. United States 492 1975–2024 8
26 double jeopardy clause Blockburger v. United States 471 1983–2024 1
27 slapp motion Coker v. Sassone 471 2009–2026 15
28 claim of cumulative error Valdez v. State 461 1998–2024 12
29 Strickland test Strickland v. Washington 431 1994–2024 8
30 Beattie factors Beattie v. Thomas 422 1995–2025 12
31 Petrocelli hearing Petrocelli v. State 422 1991–2025 3
32 felony-murder rule Payne v. State 381 1965–2019 0
33 mootness doctrine Personhood Nevada v. Bristol 381 1986–2025 7
34 ineffective assistance of counsel claim Hathaway v. State 371 1989–2022 3
35 vagueness challenge State v. Castaneda 372 1987–2026 5
36 per se rule Proctor v. Castelletti 362 1965–2024 4
37 warrant requirement United States v. Matlock 362 1974–2025 4
38 prima facie violation Williams v. State 331 1936–2024 8
39 will interpret rule Nevada Power Co. v. Haggerty 332 1993–2025 4
40 proposed jury instruction Atkinson v. MGM Grand Hotel, Inc. 302 1998–2022 2
41 capital penalty hearing Johnson v. State 291 1996–2022 4
42 fair cross-section requirement Williams v. State 291 1986–2022 3
43 insanity defense Finger v. State 291 1986–2026 3
44 laches doctrine Carson City v. Price 291 1925–2022 4
45 alter ego doctrine LFC Marketing Group, Inc. v. Loomis 281 1957–2024 1
46 exhaustion requirement Malecon Tobacco, LLC v. State Ex Rel. Department of Taxation 282 1992–2025 5
47 good cause claim Hathaway v. State 282 1979–2025 8
48 preponderance of the evidence standard MacK v. Ashlock 282 1980–2025 4
49 proffered instruction Crawford v. State 281 1922–2021 3
50 structural error Neder v. United States 281 2001–2021 1
51 beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard Nunnery v. State 261 1980–2022 4
52 district court committed reversible error Summitt v. State 252 1999–2022 3
53 Fourth Amendment violation Barker v. Commonwealth 251 1974–2021 1
54 parole hearing Niergarth v. State 241 1974–2021 1
55 plain meaning rule State, Bus. & Indus. v. Granite Constr. Co. 242 1986–2019 0
56 probable cause hearing McDonald v. Sheriff of Carson City 242 1968–2022 2
57 Young factors Young v. Johnny Ribeiro Building, Inc. 242 1993–2026 10
58 defamation claim Pegasus v. Reno Newspapers, Inc. 231 1993–2026 6
59 flight instruction Weber v. State 231 1970–2025 4
60 necessary elements claim Western States Construction, Inc. v. Michoff 222 1992–2023 6
61 negligent misrepresentation claim Halcrow, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. County of Clark 221 2014–2021 7
62 Nevada rule Nebaco, Inc. v. Riverview Realty Co. 221 1956–2019 0
63 opponent of the peremptory challenge Ford v. State 221 2011–2021 2
64 rigorous standard Buzz Stew, LLC v. City of North Las Vegas 222 1996–2024 7
65 three-factor test Five Star Capital Corp. v. Ruby 221 2006–2022 2
66 adequacy inquiry Young v. State 211 1983–2022 3
67 forfeited error Jeremias v. State 212 2008–2026 7
68 Kazalyn instruction Byford v. State 211 2000–2019 0
69 overbreadth doctrine City of Chicago v. Morales 212 1981–2024 3
70 parol evidence rule Tallman v. First National Bank 211 1957–2022 1
71 somewhat heightened standard Foster v. Dingwall 211 1991–2026 3
72 adverse inference instruction Bass-Davis v. Davis 202 2004–2022 2
73 Blockburger test Jackson v. State 201 1984–2024 3
74 economic loss doctrine Calloway v. City of Reno 202 1990–2024 2
75 legal malpractice claim Day v. Zubel 202 1996–2025 5
76 proponent challenge Ford v. State 201 1998–2021 1
77 qualification requirement Hallmark v. Eldridge 201 2010–2020 0
78 qualified immunity City of Boulder City v. Boulder Excavating, Inc. 202 1919–2025 3
79 right to enforce claim Szilagyi v. Testa 201 1980–2022 1
80 exceptions to the general rule Smith v. Eighth Judicial District Court of State of Nevada 191 1934–2022 10
81 good faith exception Farm Bureau Service Co. of Maynard v. Kohls 191 1991–2024 2
82 implied waiver Buckholt Ex Rel. Buckholt v. Second Judicial District Court of Nevada 191 1978–2022 4
83 reduced standard State v. Jones 191 1970–2016 0
84 res judicata doctrine Castle v. Simmons 192 1965–2022 1
85 void-for-vagueness doctrine State v. Castaneda 192 1992–2024 3
86 adopt standard Hathaway v. State 182 1972–2022 1
87 anti-SLAPP analysis Baral v. Schnitt 181 2018–2026 7
88 given instruction Duran v. Mueller 181 1962–2022 4
89 lien claim Ray Heating Products, Inc. v. Miller 181 1914–2020 0
90 nonexhaustive list factors Romero v. Perez 182 2010–2023 1
91 pleading standard Buzz Stew, LLC v. City of North Las Vegas 181 2011–2025 5
92 public policy exception Five Star Capital Corp. v. Ruby 181 1984–2022 1
93 speedy trial violation Doggett v. United States 181 1967–2026 4
94 lesser included offense instruction Rosas v. State 171 1994–2019 0
95 neutral explanation challenge Ford v. State 171 2011–2020 0
96 opponent challenge Ford v. State 171 1996–2022 1
97 sufficiency of the evidence challenge Middleton v. State 171 1976–2022 2
98 totality of the circumstances test Passama v. State 172 1986–2026 4
99 abuse of process claim LaMantia v. Redisi 161 1986–2022 1
100 bad faith claim Gunny v. Allstate Insurance 161 1987–2021 2
101 clear and convincing evidence standard United States v. Nelson 162 1986–2025 3
102 defendant guilty absent error Nay v. State 162 2000–2025 2
103 ex post facto challenge Weaver v. Graham 161 1977–2018 0
104 five-year rule Morgan v. Las Vegas Sands, Inc. 161 1993–2021 3
105 leading rule McKay v. Board of Sup'rs of Carson City 161 1952–2018 0
106 limited scope requirement Hallmark v. Eldridge 161 2011–2020 0
107 list factors Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College v. 1732 Canal Street, L.L.C. 162 2009–2020 0
108 one-action rule Nevada Wholesale Lumber Co. v. Myers Realty, Inc. 161 1970–2019 0
109 premeditation instruction Leonard v. State 161 1996–2020 0
110 safeguard against egregious error Cranford v. Smart 162 1976–2021 2
111 Schwartz factors Schwartz v. Schwartz 162 1995–2022 2
112 statute of limitations bar JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NAT'L ASS'N VS. SFR INV.'S POOL 1, LLC 161 1979–2022 6
113 work product doctrine Wardleigh v. 2ND JUD. DIST. CT. OF STATE 161 1997–2019 0
114 bench bar Rector-Phillips-Morse, Inc. v. Vroman 151 1943–2021 1
115 claim without an evidentiary hearing Nika v. State 151 2014–2021 1
116 custody hearing Lyerla v. Ramsay 152 1972–2025 5
117 district court committed plain error Oade v. State 151 1988–2021 2
118 fact-intensive inquiry United States v. William Adderson Jarrett 152 2011–2025 7
119 granting privilege State v. Second Judicial District Court 151 1915–2021 1
120 invited error Pearson v. Pearson 152 1975–2024 7
121 light claim Perry v. Jordan 151 1914–2017 0
122 mining claim Porter v. Tempa Mining & Milling Co. 151 1872–2024 3
123 plain view doctrine Horton v. California 152 1981–2021 1
124 prove-up hearing Foster v. Dingwall 152 1994–2023 4
125 rational basis test Gaines v. State 152 1975–2021 1
126 business judgment rule Aronson v. Lewis 141 2011–2024 3
127 certification hearing Wright v. State, Department of Motor Vehicles 142 1969–2024 2
128 claim preclusion doctrine Five Star Capital Corp. v. Ruby 142 2007–2023 3
129 derivative claim Cohen v. Mirage Resorts, Inc. 141 2016–2025 4
130 discretionary immunity United States v. Gaubert 141 1972–2018 0
131 equal-and-exact-justice instruction Leonard v. State 141 2016–2025 4
132 fact-specific inquiry Hickey v. State 142 1991–2022 3
133 fair report privilege Sahara Gaming Corp. v. Culinary Workers Union Local 226 141 1999–2024 5
134 faith and credit clause Rosenstein v. Steele 141 1948–2015 0
135 intentional misrepresentation claim Nelson v. Heer 141 2020–2022 8
136 Mlle doctrine Hall v. State 141 2015–2024 5
137 preemption doctrine Nanopierce Technologies, Inc. v. Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. 141 2000–2026 1
138 probation revocation hearing State v. Boyd 141 1968–2021 1
139 res ipsa loquitur doctrine Szydel v. Markman 141 1934–2024 2
140 Sixth Amendment challenge Hymon v. State 142 1982–2023 4
141 capable-of-repetition-yet-evading-review exception Traffic Control Services, Inc. v. United Rentals Northwest, Inc. 131 2010–2025 3
142 clear and convincing standard Vincent L. G. v. State Division of Child & Family Services, Department of Human Resources 131 1999–2026 4
143 compliance analysis Wilmington Trust FSB v. A1 Concrete Cutting & Demolition, LLC 131 1923–2023 4
144 district court conducted hearing Petrocelli v. State 131 1993–2018 0
145 entrapment defense Miller v. State 131 1978–2024 1
146 enumerated factors Beattie v. Thomas 132 1994–2022 2
147 golden rule Lioce v. Cohen 131 2000–2022 2
148 grand jury hearing Solis-Ramirez v. Eighth Judicial District Court 131 1966–2018 0
149 has considered four factors In Re Discipline of Lerner 131 2015–2016 0
150 implied malice instruction Leonard v. State 131 1991–2025 1

Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.

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