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.
| # | Issue | Most-cited case | Opinions | Courts | Years | Last 5y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | due process clause | Morrissey v. Brewer | 160 | 2 | 1913–2025 | 20 |
| 2 | law of the case doctrine | Hall v. State | 150 | 1 | 1968–2024 | 25 |
| 3 | penalty hearing | Nunnery v. State | 136 | 1 | 1950–2022 | 7 |
| 4 | affirmative defense | Dredge Corporation v. Wells Cargo, Inc. | 131 | 2 | 1922–2025 | 19 |
| 5 | Brady violation | Mazzan v. Warden, Ely State Prison | 119 | 2 | 1988–2022 | 10 |
| 6 | abuse of discretion standard | BOONSONG JITNAN v. Oliver | 118 | 2 | 1979–2026 | 22 |
| 7 | impediment external defense | Hathaway v. State | 115 | 2 | 1997–2022 | 6 |
| 8 | cumulative error | Valdez v. State | 99 | 2 | 1994–2026 | 20 |
| 9 | Miranda warning | Miranda v. Arizona | 96 | 2 | 1968–2026 | 10 |
| 10 | Batson challenge | Batson v. Kentucky | 92 | 2 | 1989–2026 | 14 |
| 11 | harmless error | Chapman v. California | 88 | 2 | 1965–2026 | 4 |
| 12 | plain error | Valdez v. State | 85 | 2 | 1985–2026 | 9 |
| 13 | equal protection clause | Zamora v. Price | 83 | 2 | 1955–2021 | 2 |
| 14 | hearsay rule | Wallach v. State | 77 | 2 | 1969–2025 | 2 |
| 15 | separation of powers doctrine | State v. Connery | 71 | 2 | 1977–2026 | 14 |
| 16 | reasonable doubt instruction | Chapman v. California | 69 | 2 | 1967–2026 | 11 |
| 17 | exclusionary rule | United States v. Leon | 64 | 2 | 1961–2024 | 3 |
| 18 | Fifth Amendment privilege | Miranda v. Arizona | 61 | 2 | 1965–2022 | 1 |
| 19 | confrontation clause | Crawford v. Washington | 60 | 1 | 1970–2026 | 11 |
| 20 | Brunzell factors | Brunzell v. Golden Gate National Bank | 59 | 2 | 2012–2024 | 12 |
| 21 | de novo standard | May v. Anderson | 57 | 2 | 1998–2026 | 8 |
| 22 | fundamental principle | Blake v. State | 56 | 1 | 1878–2023 | 6 |
| 23 | ineffective assistance claim | Hathaway v. State | 53 | 1 | 1996–2022 | 7 |
| 24 | stare decisis doctrine | Miller v. Burk | 51 | 1 | 1876–2024 | 10 |
| 25 | attorney-client privilege | Upjohn Co. v. United States | 49 | 2 | 1975–2024 | 8 |
| 26 | double jeopardy clause | Blockburger v. United States | 47 | 1 | 1983–2024 | 1 |
| 27 | slapp motion | Coker v. Sassone | 47 | 1 | 2009–2026 | 15 |
| 28 | claim of cumulative error | Valdez v. State | 46 | 1 | 1998–2024 | 12 |
| 29 | Strickland test | Strickland v. Washington | 43 | 1 | 1994–2024 | 8 |
| 30 | Beattie factors | Beattie v. Thomas | 42 | 2 | 1995–2025 | 12 |
| 31 | Petrocelli hearing | Petrocelli v. State | 42 | 2 | 1991–2025 | 3 |
| 32 | felony-murder rule | Payne v. State | 38 | 1 | 1965–2019 | 0 |
| 33 | mootness doctrine | Personhood Nevada v. Bristol | 38 | 1 | 1986–2025 | 7 |
| 34 | ineffective assistance of counsel claim | Hathaway v. State | 37 | 1 | 1989–2022 | 3 |
| 35 | vagueness challenge | State v. Castaneda | 37 | 2 | 1987–2026 | 5 |
| 36 | per se rule | Proctor v. Castelletti | 36 | 2 | 1965–2024 | 4 |
| 37 | warrant requirement | United States v. Matlock | 36 | 2 | 1974–2025 | 4 |
| 38 | prima facie violation | Williams v. State | 33 | 1 | 1936–2024 | 8 |
| 39 | will interpret rule | Nevada Power Co. v. Haggerty | 33 | 2 | 1993–2025 | 4 |
| 40 | proposed jury instruction | Atkinson v. MGM Grand Hotel, Inc. | 30 | 2 | 1998–2022 | 2 |
| 41 | capital penalty hearing | Johnson v. State | 29 | 1 | 1996–2022 | 4 |
| 42 | fair cross-section requirement | Williams v. State | 29 | 1 | 1986–2022 | 3 |
| 43 | insanity defense | Finger v. State | 29 | 1 | 1986–2026 | 3 |
| 44 | laches doctrine | Carson City v. Price | 29 | 1 | 1925–2022 | 4 |
| 45 | alter ego doctrine | LFC Marketing Group, Inc. v. Loomis | 28 | 1 | 1957–2024 | 1 |
| 46 | exhaustion requirement | Malecon Tobacco, LLC v. State Ex Rel. Department of Taxation | 28 | 2 | 1992–2025 | 5 |
| 47 | good cause claim | Hathaway v. State | 28 | 2 | 1979–2025 | 8 |
| 48 | preponderance of the evidence standard | MacK v. Ashlock | 28 | 2 | 1980–2025 | 4 |
| 49 | proffered instruction | Crawford v. State | 28 | 1 | 1922–2021 | 3 |
| 50 | structural error | Neder v. United States | 28 | 1 | 2001–2021 | 1 |
| 51 | beyond-a-reasonable-doubt standard | Nunnery v. State | 26 | 1 | 1980–2022 | 4 |
| 52 | district court committed reversible error | Summitt v. State | 25 | 2 | 1999–2022 | 3 |
| 53 | Fourth Amendment violation | Barker v. Commonwealth | 25 | 1 | 1974–2021 | 1 |
| 54 | parole hearing | Niergarth v. State | 24 | 1 | 1974–2021 | 1 |
| 55 | plain meaning rule | State, Bus. & Indus. v. Granite Constr. Co. | 24 | 2 | 1986–2019 | 0 |
| 56 | probable cause hearing | McDonald v. Sheriff of Carson City | 24 | 2 | 1968–2022 | 2 |
| 57 | Young factors | Young v. Johnny Ribeiro Building, Inc. | 24 | 2 | 1993–2026 | 10 |
| 58 | defamation claim | Pegasus v. Reno Newspapers, Inc. | 23 | 1 | 1993–2026 | 6 |
| 59 | flight instruction | Weber v. State | 23 | 1 | 1970–2025 | 4 |
| 60 | necessary elements claim | Western States Construction, Inc. v. Michoff | 22 | 2 | 1992–2023 | 6 |
| 61 | negligent misrepresentation claim | Halcrow, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada Ex Rel. County of Clark | 22 | 1 | 2014–2021 | 7 |
| 62 | Nevada rule | Nebaco, Inc. v. Riverview Realty Co. | 22 | 1 | 1956–2019 | 0 |
| 63 | opponent of the peremptory challenge | Ford v. State | 22 | 1 | 2011–2021 | 2 |
| 64 | rigorous standard | Buzz Stew, LLC v. City of North Las Vegas | 22 | 2 | 1996–2024 | 7 |
| 65 | three-factor test | Five Star Capital Corp. v. Ruby | 22 | 1 | 2006–2022 | 2 |
| 66 | adequacy inquiry | Young v. State | 21 | 1 | 1983–2022 | 3 |
| 67 | forfeited error | Jeremias v. State | 21 | 2 | 2008–2026 | 7 |
| 68 | Kazalyn instruction | Byford v. State | 21 | 1 | 2000–2019 | 0 |
| 69 | overbreadth doctrine | City of Chicago v. Morales | 21 | 2 | 1981–2024 | 3 |
| 70 | parol evidence rule | Tallman v. First National Bank | 21 | 1 | 1957–2022 | 1 |
| 71 | somewhat heightened standard | Foster v. Dingwall | 21 | 1 | 1991–2026 | 3 |
| 72 | adverse inference instruction | Bass-Davis v. Davis | 20 | 2 | 2004–2022 | 2 |
| 73 | Blockburger test | Jackson v. State | 20 | 1 | 1984–2024 | 3 |
| 74 | economic loss doctrine | Calloway v. City of Reno | 20 | 2 | 1990–2024 | 2 |
| 75 | legal malpractice claim | Day v. Zubel | 20 | 2 | 1996–2025 | 5 |
| 76 | proponent challenge | Ford v. State | 20 | 1 | 1998–2021 | 1 |
| 77 | qualification requirement | Hallmark v. Eldridge | 20 | 1 | 2010–2020 | 0 |
| 78 | qualified immunity | City of Boulder City v. Boulder Excavating, Inc. | 20 | 2 | 1919–2025 | 3 |
| 79 | right to enforce claim | Szilagyi v. Testa | 20 | 1 | 1980–2022 | 1 |
| 80 | exceptions to the general rule | Smith v. Eighth Judicial District Court of State of Nevada | 19 | 1 | 1934–2022 | 10 |
| 81 | good faith exception | Farm Bureau Service Co. of Maynard v. Kohls | 19 | 1 | 1991–2024 | 2 |
| 82 | implied waiver | Buckholt Ex Rel. Buckholt v. Second Judicial District Court of Nevada | 19 | 1 | 1978–2022 | 4 |
| 83 | reduced standard | State v. Jones | 19 | 1 | 1970–2016 | 0 |
| 84 | res judicata doctrine | Castle v. Simmons | 19 | 2 | 1965–2022 | 1 |
| 85 | void-for-vagueness doctrine | State v. Castaneda | 19 | 2 | 1992–2024 | 3 |
| 86 | adopt standard | Hathaway v. State | 18 | 2 | 1972–2022 | 1 |
| 87 | anti-SLAPP analysis | Baral v. Schnitt | 18 | 1 | 2018–2026 | 7 |
| 88 | given instruction | Duran v. Mueller | 18 | 1 | 1962–2022 | 4 |
| 89 | lien claim | Ray Heating Products, Inc. v. Miller | 18 | 1 | 1914–2020 | 0 |
| 90 | nonexhaustive list factors | Romero v. Perez | 18 | 2 | 2010–2023 | 1 |
| 91 | pleading standard | Buzz Stew, LLC v. City of North Las Vegas | 18 | 1 | 2011–2025 | 5 |
| 92 | public policy exception | Five Star Capital Corp. v. Ruby | 18 | 1 | 1984–2022 | 1 |
| 93 | speedy trial violation | Doggett v. United States | 18 | 1 | 1967–2026 | 4 |
| 94 | lesser included offense instruction | Rosas v. State | 17 | 1 | 1994–2019 | 0 |
| 95 | neutral explanation challenge | Ford v. State | 17 | 1 | 2011–2020 | 0 |
| 96 | opponent challenge | Ford v. State | 17 | 1 | 1996–2022 | 1 |
| 97 | sufficiency of the evidence challenge | Middleton v. State | 17 | 1 | 1976–2022 | 2 |
| 98 | totality of the circumstances test | Passama v. State | 17 | 2 | 1986–2026 | 4 |
| 99 | abuse of process claim | LaMantia v. Redisi | 16 | 1 | 1986–2022 | 1 |
| 100 | bad faith claim | Gunny v. Allstate Insurance | 16 | 1 | 1987–2021 | 2 |
| 101 | clear and convincing evidence standard | United States v. Nelson | 16 | 2 | 1986–2025 | 3 |
| 102 | defendant guilty absent error | Nay v. State | 16 | 2 | 2000–2025 | 2 |
| 103 | ex post facto challenge | Weaver v. Graham | 16 | 1 | 1977–2018 | 0 |
| 104 | five-year rule | Morgan v. Las Vegas Sands, Inc. | 16 | 1 | 1993–2021 | 3 |
| 105 | leading rule | McKay v. Board of Sup'rs of Carson City | 16 | 1 | 1952–2018 | 0 |
| 106 | limited scope requirement | Hallmark v. Eldridge | 16 | 1 | 2011–2020 | 0 |
| 107 | list factors | Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University & Agricultural & Mechanical College v. 1732 Canal Street, L.L.C. | 16 | 2 | 2009–2020 | 0 |
| 108 | one-action rule | Nevada Wholesale Lumber Co. v. Myers Realty, Inc. | 16 | 1 | 1970–2019 | 0 |
| 109 | premeditation instruction | Leonard v. State | 16 | 1 | 1996–2020 | 0 |
| 110 | safeguard against egregious error | Cranford v. Smart | 16 | 2 | 1976–2021 | 2 |
| 111 | Schwartz factors | Schwartz v. Schwartz | 16 | 2 | 1995–2022 | 2 |
| 112 | statute of limitations bar | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NAT'L ASS'N VS. SFR INV.'S POOL 1, LLC | 16 | 1 | 1979–2022 | 6 |
| 113 | work product doctrine | Wardleigh v. 2ND JUD. DIST. CT. OF STATE | 16 | 1 | 1997–2019 | 0 |
| 114 | bench bar | Rector-Phillips-Morse, Inc. v. Vroman | 15 | 1 | 1943–2021 | 1 |
| 115 | claim without an evidentiary hearing | Nika v. State | 15 | 1 | 2014–2021 | 1 |
| 116 | custody hearing | Lyerla v. Ramsay | 15 | 2 | 1972–2025 | 5 |
| 117 | district court committed plain error | Oade v. State | 15 | 1 | 1988–2021 | 2 |
| 118 | fact-intensive inquiry | United States v. William Adderson Jarrett | 15 | 2 | 2011–2025 | 7 |
| 119 | granting privilege | State v. Second Judicial District Court | 15 | 1 | 1915–2021 | 1 |
| 120 | invited error | Pearson v. Pearson | 15 | 2 | 1975–2024 | 7 |
| 121 | light claim | Perry v. Jordan | 15 | 1 | 1914–2017 | 0 |
| 122 | mining claim | Porter v. Tempa Mining & Milling Co. | 15 | 1 | 1872–2024 | 3 |
| 123 | plain view doctrine | Horton v. California | 15 | 2 | 1981–2021 | 1 |
| 124 | prove-up hearing | Foster v. Dingwall | 15 | 2 | 1994–2023 | 4 |
| 125 | rational basis test | Gaines v. State | 15 | 2 | 1975–2021 | 1 |
| 126 | business judgment rule | Aronson v. Lewis | 14 | 1 | 2011–2024 | 3 |
| 127 | certification hearing | Wright v. State, Department of Motor Vehicles | 14 | 2 | 1969–2024 | 2 |
| 128 | claim preclusion doctrine | Five Star Capital Corp. v. Ruby | 14 | 2 | 2007–2023 | 3 |
| 129 | derivative claim | Cohen v. Mirage Resorts, Inc. | 14 | 1 | 2016–2025 | 4 |
| 130 | discretionary immunity | United States v. Gaubert | 14 | 1 | 1972–2018 | 0 |
| 131 | equal-and-exact-justice instruction | Leonard v. State | 14 | 1 | 2016–2025 | 4 |
| 132 | fact-specific inquiry | Hickey v. State | 14 | 2 | 1991–2022 | 3 |
| 133 | fair report privilege | Sahara Gaming Corp. v. Culinary Workers Union Local 226 | 14 | 1 | 1999–2024 | 5 |
| 134 | faith and credit clause | Rosenstein v. Steele | 14 | 1 | 1948–2015 | 0 |
| 135 | intentional misrepresentation claim | Nelson v. Heer | 14 | 1 | 2020–2022 | 8 |
| 136 | Mlle doctrine | Hall v. State | 14 | 1 | 2015–2024 | 5 |
| 137 | preemption doctrine | Nanopierce Technologies, Inc. v. Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. | 14 | 1 | 2000–2026 | 1 |
| 138 | probation revocation hearing | State v. Boyd | 14 | 1 | 1968–2021 | 1 |
| 139 | res ipsa loquitur doctrine | Szydel v. Markman | 14 | 1 | 1934–2024 | 2 |
| 140 | Sixth Amendment challenge | Hymon v. State | 14 | 2 | 1982–2023 | 4 |
| 141 | capable-of-repetition-yet-evading-review exception | Traffic Control Services, Inc. v. United Rentals Northwest, Inc. | 13 | 1 | 2010–2025 | 3 |
| 142 | clear and convincing standard | Vincent L. G. v. State Division of Child & Family Services, Department of Human Resources | 13 | 1 | 1999–2026 | 4 |
| 143 | compliance analysis | Wilmington Trust FSB v. A1 Concrete Cutting & Demolition, LLC | 13 | 1 | 1923–2023 | 4 |
| 144 | district court conducted hearing | Petrocelli v. State | 13 | 1 | 1993–2018 | 0 |
| 145 | entrapment defense | Miller v. State | 13 | 1 | 1978–2024 | 1 |
| 146 | enumerated factors | Beattie v. Thomas | 13 | 2 | 1994–2022 | 2 |
| 147 | golden rule | Lioce v. Cohen | 13 | 1 | 2000–2022 | 2 |
| 148 | grand jury hearing | Solis-Ramirez v. Eighth Judicial District Court | 13 | 1 | 1966–2018 | 0 |
| 149 | has considered four factors | In Re Discipline of Lerner | 13 | 1 | 2015–2016 | 0 |
| 150 | implied malice instruction | Leonard v. State | 13 | 1 | 1991–2025 | 1 |
Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.