The doctrines Oklahoma 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 rule | Jackson v. Independent School District No. 16 | 424 | 4 | 1893–2026 | 15 |
| 2 | de novo standard | Kluver v. Weatherford Hospital Authority | 405 | 3 | 1951–2026 | 46 |
| 3 | affirmative defense | Akin v. Missouri Pacific Railroad | 325 | 4 | 1911–2026 | 13 |
| 4 | due process clause | In Re AM | 258 | 4 | 1920–2026 | 9 |
| 5 | equal protection clause | Batson v. Kentucky | 150 | 4 | 1944–2024 | 4 |
| 6 | plain error | Hogan v. State | 140 | 2 | 1911–2025 | 16 |
| 7 | harmless error | Chapman v. California | 132 | 3 | 1913–2024 | 16 |
| 8 | hearsay rule | Idaho v. Wright | 132 | 3 | 1925–2026 | 9 |
| 9 | Miranda warning | Doyle v. Ohio | 125 | 2 | 1970–2026 | 10 |
| 10 | ease bar | Bewley v. State | 122 | 3 | 1901–2010 | 0 |
| 11 | abuse of discretion standard | Curry v. Streater | 119 | 4 | 1992–2025 | 27 |
| 12 | announced rule | White v. Kroezer | 103 | 3 | 1914–2002 | 0 |
| 13 | allegations error | Sneed v. Sneed | 100 | 4 | 1912–2026 | 2 |
| 14 | sovereign immunity | Vanderpool v. State | 91 | 4 | 1936–2025 | 4 |
| 15 | second assignment error | Barker v. Wingo | 88 | 3 | 1894–2022 | 1 |
| 16 | exclusionary rule | United States v. Leon | 79 | 3 | 1969–2024 | 9 |
| 17 | Strickland test | Strickland v. Washington | 78 | 2 | 1986–2026 | 5 |
| 18 | cumulative error | Ashinsky v. State | 76 | 1 | 1988–2026 | 18 |
| 19 | uniform instruction | City of Tulsa v. Board of Trustees of Police Pension | 75 | 3 | 1901–2024 | 9 |
| 20 | announced the following rule | Hudson-Houston Lumber Co. v. Parks | 74 | 2 | 1916–1965 | 0 |
| 21 | camera hearing | Jackson v. Denno | 73 | 1 | 1975–2024 | 6 |
| 22 | laid down rule | Ginn v. Knight | 65 | 2 | 1898–1980 | 0 |
| 23 | personal privilege | Starr v. State | 61 | 3 | 1912–2020 | 0 |
| 24 | subject matter inquiry | Carter v. State | 59 | 3 | 1896–2011 | 0 |
| 25 | quoted rule | Cahill v. Kilgore | 58 | 4 | 1923–2016 | 0 |
| 26 | ineffective assistance of counsel claim | Strickland v. Washington | 57 | 2 | 1987–2026 | 12 |
| 27 | res judicata doctrine | Allen v. McCurry | 57 | 3 | 1930–2023 | 4 |
| 28 | warrant requirement | Coolidge v. New Hampshire | 57 | 4 | 1916–2024 | 7 |
| 29 | Oklahoma rule | Combs v. Shelter Mutual Insurance | 56 | 4 | 1915–2023 | 3 |
| 30 | brief of plaintiff error | Wyant v. Levy | 55 | 2 | 1899–1961 | 0 |
| 31 | prejudicial error | Sawyer v. Brown | 54 | 3 | 1915–2021 | 1 |
| 32 | bad faith claim | Christian v. American Home Assurance Co. | 52 | 3 | 1983–2026 | 6 |
| 33 | confrontation clause | Crawford v. Washington | 52 | 2 | 1980–2023 | 3 |
| 34 | double jeopardy clause | Blockburger v. United States | 52 | 2 | 1972–2020 | 0 |
| 35 | Fifth Amendment privilege | Griffin v. California | 52 | 3 | 1972–2022 | 2 |
| 36 | habendum clause | Pack v. Santa Fe Minerals | 52 | 2 | 1919–2023 | 7 |
| 37 | third assignment error | Strickland v. Washington | 52 | 2 | 1897–1988 | 0 |
| 38 | granting clause | Rose v. Cook | 51 | 3 | 1928–2016 | 0 |
| 39 | proceedings error | Turk v. Page | 51 | 3 | 1905–2011 | 0 |
| 40 | separation of powers doctrine | Conaghan v. Riverfield Country Day School | 51 | 4 | 1972–2026 | 6 |
| 41 | Burk factors | State Ex Rel. Burk v. City of Oklahoma City | 50 | 2 | 1992–2025 | 9 |
| 42 | clear and convincing standard | Lott v. State | 50 | 3 | 1982–2024 | 4 |
| 43 | loss claim | Seneca Coal Co. v. Carter | 50 | 4 | 1922–2020 | 0 |
| 44 | contention of plaintiff error | Cooper v. Spiro State Bank | 49 | 2 | 1898–1960 | 0 |
| 45 | Fourth Amendment violation | Meeks v. State | 48 | 4 | 1972–2025 | 2 |
| 46 | public policy exception | Burk v. K-Mart Corp. | 48 | 3 | 1932–2025 | 4 |
| 47 | parol evidence rule | Lone Star Gas Company v. Oakman | 47 | 2 | 1924–2021 | 1 |
| 48 | elementary rule | In Re Belt | 46 | 4 | 1900–2007 | 0 |
| 49 | prudent man upon inquiry | Cooper v. Flesner | 46 | 2 | 1895–2010 | 0 |
| 50 | legally cognizable claim | Frazier v. Bryan Memorial Hospital Authority | 44 | 2 | 1989–2024 | 2 |
| 51 | res ipsa loquitur doctrine | Lawton Coca-Cola Bottling Co. v. Shaughnessy | 44 | 2 | 1910–2010 | 0 |
| 52 | approved instruction | Capitol Steel & Iron Co. v. Pickeral | 43 | 3 | 1900–1997 | 0 |
| 53 | contention of plaintiffs error | Cassidy v. Gould | 41 | 2 | 1900–1965 | 0 |
| 54 | corresponding arguments defense | Hanson v. State | 40 | 1 | 2006–2026 | 11 |
| 55 | cross-petition error | Title Guaranty & Surety Co. v. Foster | 40 | 1 | 1909–1980 | 0 |
| 56 | erred in giving instruction | Hughes v. State | 40 | 2 | 1902–1968 | 0 |
| 57 | estoppel doctrine | Blakemore v. Johnson | 40 | 3 | 1901–2024 | 2 |
| 58 | prima facie presumption | Duren v. Missouri | 40 | 3 | 1908–2014 | 0 |
| 59 | character error | Hathcox v. State | 39 | 3 | 1919–2016 | 0 |
| 60 | Father motion | Gibbons v. Gibbons | 39 | 2 | 1985–2026 | 4 |
| 61 | reasonable doubt error | Chapman v. California | 39 | 3 | 1973–2025 | 6 |
| 62 | settled-law-of-the-case doctrine | Mobbs v. City of Lehigh | 39 | 2 | 1984–2022 | 1 |
| 63 | Daubert analysis | Kumho Tire Co. v. Carmichael | 38 | 3 | 1994–2026 | 4 |
| 64 | any-competent-evidence standard | Parks v. Norman Municipal Hospital | 37 | 2 | 1990–2023 | 2 |
| 65 | bench bar | Saint v. Data Exchange, Inc. | 37 | 3 | 1897–2025 | 7 |
| 66 | converse rule | Cude v. State | 37 | 2 | 1898–1975 | 0 |
| 67 | respondeat superior doctrine | Mid-Continent Pipeline Co. v. Crauthers | 37 | 3 | 1912–2020 | 0 |
| 68 | adverse claim | Probst v. Bearman | 36 | 2 | 1912–2024 | 1 |
| 69 | generally accepted rule | Boydston v. State | 36 | 4 | 1916–2017 | 0 |
| 70 | statute of limitations defense | Special Indemnity Fund v. Choate | 36 | 3 | 1875–2024 | 4 |
| 71 | certification hearing | JTP v. State | 35 | 3 | 1973–2006 | 0 |
| 72 | clear and convincing evidence standard | Matter of CG | 35 | 3 | 1995–2024 | 4 |
| 73 | per se rule | Teleco, Inc. v. Ford Industries, Inc. | 35 | 3 | 1978–2024 | 2 |
| 74 | followed rule | Cody v. State | 34 | 2 | 1912–1984 | 0 |
| 75 | lien claim | Key v. Hill | 34 | 2 | 1910–2021 | 1 |
| 76 | affirmative duty test | Copeland v. Lodge Enterprises, Inc. | 33 | 2 | 2003–2022 | 1 |
| 77 | Brady violation | United States v. Bagley | 33 | 2 | 1976–2025 | 7 |
| 78 | case comes within rule | Jones v. State | 33 | 2 | 1902–1966 | 0 |
| 79 | emergency clause | Cities Service Oil Co. v. Oklahoma Tax Commission | 33 | 4 | 1925–2014 | 0 |
| 80 | qualified immunity | Harlow v. Fitzgerald | 33 | 4 | 1940–2023 | 2 |
| 81 | rational basis test | City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc. | 33 | 4 | 1984–2024 | 3 |
| 82 | reasonably competent defense | Cotton v. State | 33 | 1 | 1980–2017 | 0 |
| 83 | gave instruction | Abbott v. Territory | 32 | 3 | 1897–2009 | 0 |
| 84 | good faith exception | United States v. Leon | 32 | 3 | 1938–2023 | 5 |
| 85 | Mother motion | Matter of KLH | 32 | 2 | 1990–2025 | 5 |
| 86 | commerce clause | Quill Corp. v. North Dakota Ex Rel. Heitkamp | 31 | 4 | 1911–2020 | 0 |
| 87 | flight instruction | Mitchell v. State | 31 | 1 | 1975–2026 | 3 |
| 88 | long standing rule | Daniel v. Daniel | 31 | 4 | 1954–2023 | 1 |
| 89 | right essential defense | Simpson v. State | 31 | 1 | 1943–2012 | 0 |
| 90 | will correct plain error | Hogan v. State | 31 | 1 | 2006–2025 | 10 |
| 91 | adjudicated claim | Miller v. Miller | 30 | 2 | 1924–2022 | 3 |
| 92 | claimant claim | Sutherland Lumber Co. v. Roberts | 30 | 2 | 1926–2012 | 0 |
| 93 | modern rule | Breidenthal v. Grooms | 30 | 4 | 1913–2004 | 0 |
| 94 | assigned error | Noel v. State | 29 | 2 | 1908–2026 | 1 |
| 95 | error instruction | Cimarron Feeders, Inc. v. Tri-County Electric Coop, Inc. | 29 | 3 | 1914–2024 | 4 |
| 96 | federal constitutional challenge | Chapman v. California | 29 | 3 | 1962–2025 | 2 |
| 97 | first proposition error | Miller v. California | 29 | 3 | 1928–2015 | 0 |
| 98 | fourth assignment error | Hawkins v. State | 29 | 2 | 1905–1988 | 0 |
| 99 | principle rule | McGregor v. State | 29 | 4 | 1909–2020 | 0 |
| 100 | Sixth Amendment violation | Lockhart v. Fretwell | 29 | 1 | 1977–2022 | 1 |
| 101 | claim for plain error | Simpson v. State | 28 | 1 | 1998–2026 | 10 |
| 102 | contention error | In Re Habeas Corpus of Collyar | 28 | 3 | 1903–2012 | 0 |
| 103 | correctness rule | Sights v. State | 28 | 2 | 1899–1968 | 0 |
| 104 | decisive test | Estep v. State | 28 | 4 | 1926–2020 | 0 |
| 105 | enforcement defense | Shelby-Downard Asphalt Co. v. Enyart | 28 | 3 | 1911–2020 | 0 |
| 106 | insanity defense | Galloway v. State | 28 | 1 | 1982–2021 | 1 |
| 107 | res gestae exception | Neill v. State | 28 | 3 | 1967–2022 | 3 |
| 108 | sound rule | Coleman v. the Territory of Oklahoma | 28 | 3 | 1898–2016 | 0 |
| 109 | absence of fundamental error | COVEL v. Rodriguez | 27 | 3 | 1935–2017 | 0 |
| 110 | employer defense | Bayless v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona | 27 | 2 | 1937–2018 | 0 |
| 111 | employment-at-will doctrine | Burk v. K-Mart Corp. | 27 | 3 | 1989–2022 | 8 |
| 112 | lesser included offense instruction | O'BRYAN v. State | 27 | 1 | 1981–2020 | 0 |
| 113 | adversary hearing | Cherokee News & Arcade, Inc. v. State | 26 | 3 | 1973–2015 | 0 |
| 114 | exceptions to the general rule | Roulston v. State | 26 | 3 | 1921–2023 | 1 |
| 115 | mootness doctrine | Payne, County Treas. v. Jones | 26 | 3 | 1984–2026 | 4 |
| 116 | operation rule | Dean v. State | 26 | 3 | 1896–2012 | 0 |
| 117 | plain view doctrine | Coolidge v. New Hampshire | 26 | 3 | 1977–2015 | 0 |
| 118 | awareness doctrine | Munsingwear, Inc. v. Tullis | 25 | 3 | 1988–2009 | 0 |
| 119 | examination instruction | Williams v. State | 25 | 4 | 1910–2017 | 0 |
| 120 | Jackson v. Denno hearing | Jackson v. Denno | 25 | 1 | 1973–2022 | 2 |
| 121 | knowing and intelligent waiver | Miranda v. Arizona | 25 | 1 | 1972–2018 | 0 |
| 122 | next assignment error | Daves v. State | 25 | 2 | 1908–1986 | 0 |
| 123 | upon principle | Sockey v. Winstock | 25 | 2 | 1894–2015 | 0 |
| 124 | conviction violation | Taylor v. State | 24 | 2 | 1920–2009 | 0 |
| 125 | felony-murder doctrine | Wade v. State | 24 | 1 | 1983–2024 | 6 |
| 126 | give instruction | Bock v. State | 24 | 2 | 1894–1997 | 0 |
| 127 | lack instruction | Darks v. State | 24 | 3 | 1932–2020 | 0 |
| 128 | minority rule | In Re Whittington | 24 | 3 | 1922–2006 | 0 |
| 129 | substance instruction | Peterson v. State | 24 | 3 | 1913–2017 | 0 |
| 130 | summons error | Freeman v. Clay | 24 | 2 | 1909–1965 | 0 |
| 131 | appellant must overcome presumption | Strickland v. Washington | 23 | 1 | 1988–2025 | 6 |
| 132 | Batson claim | Batson v. Kentucky | 23 | 2 | 1989–2024 | 3 |
| 133 | case falls within rule | Dawson v. Anderson | 23 | 2 | 1904–1988 | 0 |
| 134 | de movo standard | Carmichael v. Beller | 23 | 2 | 2000–2015 | 0 |
| 135 | de novo review standard | State v. Tate | 23 | 2 | 1999–2020 | 0 |
| 136 | ex post facto clause | Castro v. State | 23 | 3 | 1980–2025 | 1 |
| 137 | insurance claim | Christian v. American Home Assurance Co. | 23 | 2 | 1942–2024 | 2 |
| 138 | issue preclusion doctrine | Miller v. Miller | 23 | 2 | 1985–2018 | 0 |
| 139 | member bar | In Re Doss | 23 | 2 | 1916–2012 | 0 |
| 140 | penalty violation | Ex Parte Bowes | 23 | 4 | 1896–1989 | 0 |
| 141 | pleading requirement | Kirby v. Jean's Plumbing Heat & Air | 23 | 2 | 1927–2019 | 0 |
| 142 | presence hearing | United States v. Jackson | 23 | 3 | 1911–2015 | 0 |
| 143 | range inquiry | City of Tulsa v. Horwitz | 23 | 2 | 1915–2020 | 0 |
| 144 | witness immunity | White v. State | 23 | 2 | 1910–2017 | 0 |
| 145 | Bruton rule | Schneble v. Florida | 22 | 1 | 1973–2020 | 0 |
| 146 | Eighth Amendment violation | Solem v. Helm | 22 | 3 | 1987–2020 | 0 |
| 147 | in-camera hearing | Cargle v. State | 22 | 1 | 1980–2017 | 0 |
| 148 | obvious error | Johnson v. Gillett | 22 | 3 | 1915–2024 | 7 |
| 149 | post-examination competency hearing | Scott v. State | 22 | 1 | 1988–2007 | 0 |
| 150 | propositions error | Haney v. State | 22 | 3 | 1973–2023 | 9 |
Top 150 by distinct citing opinions.