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The doctrines Wisconsin 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 State v. Gary Lee Wayerski 6683 1924–2026 144
2 ineffective assistance of counsel claim Strickland v. Washington 4512 1982–2026 216
3 erroneous exercise of discretion standard Martindale v. Ripp 4142 1993–2026 179
4 harmless error State v. Harvey 3942 1964–2026 108
5 Machner hearing State v. MacHner 3132 1991–2026 175
6 Miranda warning Miranda v. Arizona 3003 1966–2026 69
7 warrant requirement State v. Artic 2993 1973–2026 95
8 equal protection clause Treiber v. Knoll 2683 1929–2026 24
9 fundamental principle State v. Huebner 2643 1849–2026 51
10 exclusionary rule United States v. Leon 2522 1966–2026 47
11 ineffective assistance claim Strickland v. Washington 2412 1988–2026 123
12 affirmative defense Maple Grove Country Club Inc. v. Maple Grove Estates Sanitary District 2333 1875–2026 48
13 Strickland test Strickland v. Washington 2292 1972–2026 93
14 de novo standard Jicha v. State Department of Industry, Labor & Human Rights Division 2112 1980–2026 34
15 Fourth Amendment violation Herring v. United States 1852 1971–2026 34
16 hearsay rule Chambers v. Mississippi 1842 1939–2026 32
17 forfeiture rule State v. Ndina 1843 1903–2026 109
18 Wisconsin rule In Matter of Bar Admission of Rippl 1803 1900–2026 14
19 reasonable doubt error Chapman v. California 1542 1977–2026 52
20 reasonable possibility error State v. Dyess 1542 1985–2026 53
21 probable cause hearing Dodge County v. Ryan E. M. 1453 1970–2026 36
22 Fifth Amendment privilege Miranda v. Arizona 1433 1972–2026 23
23 per se rule Missouri v. McNeely 1423 1974–2025 10
24 double jeopardy clause North Carolina v. Pearce 1412 1949–2026 19
25 confrontation clause Ohio v. Roberts 1382 1972–2026 26
26 defendant guilty absent error State v. Harvey 1302 2002–2026 50
27 plain error State v. Jorgensen 1252 1872–2026 63
28 good faith exception State v. Eason 1172 1913–2026 20
29 Terry stop Terry v. Ohio 1172 1983–2026 32
30 prima facie presumption State v. Bangert 1022 1903–2025 13
31 deficiency prejudiced defense Strickland v. Washington 1002 1990–2026 48
32 rational basis test Aicher Ex Rel. LaBarge v. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund 983 1979–2026 9
33 Bangert violation State v. Bangert 952 1986–2026 29
34 economic loss doctrine Daanen & Janssen, Inc. v. Cedarapids, Inc. 952 1991–2026 17
35 public policy exception Brockmeyer v. Dun & Bradstreet 922 1922–2026 11
36 totality of the circumstances test Illinois v. Gates 922 1973–2026 29
37 Sullivan analysis State v. Sullivan 922 1998–2026 45
38 emergency doctrine Geis v. Hirth 852 1928–2025 2
39 plain meaning analysis State Ex Rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane County 822 1968–2025 28
40 reducing clause Badger Mutual Insurance v. Schmitz 822 1980–2026 8
41 sovereign immunity Lister v. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System 823 1962–2026 11
42 Brady violation Brady v. Maryland 813 1971–2026 47
43 separation of powers doctrine State v. Holmes 803 1941–2025 11
44 Alford plea North Carolina v. Alford 762 1981–2026 19
45 test for harmless error State v. Dyess 752 1974–2026 6
46 elementary principle Fitz v. Industrial Commission 713 1862–2022 2
47 latitude rule State v. Davidson 692 1873–2026 36
48 vagueness challenge State v. Pittman 672 1979–2026 6
49 motion without hearing State v. Bentley 652 1974–2026 23
50 sufficiency of the evidence standard State v. Poellinger 652 1986–2026 28
51 postconviction evidentiary hearing State v. MacHner 642 1988–2026 29
52 Tbe rule Pumorlo v. City of Merrill 631 1863–1918 0
53 circumstances claim State v. Jimothy A. Jenkins 622 1915–2026 14
54 lesser included offense instruction State v. Sarabia 622 1984–2026 15
55 estoppel doctrine Department of Revenue v. Moebius Printing Co. 612 1869–2023 3
56 blanket rule Richards v. Wisconsin 602 1980–2026 6
57 guilty plea waiver State v. Riekkoff 592 1980–2026 22
58 claim preclusion doctrine Northern States Power Co. v. Bugher 592 1996–2026 19
59 process analysis State Ex Rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane County 582 1981–2025 18
60 uniformity clause Gottlieb v. City of Milwaukee 573 1904–2026 5
61 manifest injustice test State v. Thomas 562 1969–2026 18
62 refusal hearing State v. Nordness 563 1891–2026 18
63 Daubert standard Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 552 2013–2026 32
64 procedural due process claim State v. Ehlenfeldt 552 1972–2025 8
65 subrogation waiver Schulte v. Frazin 552 1913–2019 0
66 exigent circumstances exception Missouri v. McNeely 552 1982–2026 14
67 judicially created doctrine Daanen & Janssen, Inc. v. Cedarapids, Inc. 542 1997–2025 9
68 self-defense instruction State v. Robert Joseph Stietz 542 1973–2026 22
69 sense test State v. Young 532 1982–2026 22
70 law of the case doctrine State v. Stuart 522 1986–2026 22
71 discretionary standard State v. Veach 523 1970–2026 15
72 reasonable suspicion standard State v. Post 522 1987–2026 28
73 mootness doctrine Marathon County v. D. K. 522 1986–2026 38
74 extension hearing Winnebago County v. S.H. 512 1951–2026 21
75 frequency error State v. Mayo 512 1981–2026 19
76 Sixth Amendment violation Strickland v. Washington 512 1980–2025 10
77 factor analysis Rosado v. State 512 1979–2026 13
78 public trust doctrine Muench v. Public Service Commission 513 1972–2026 5
79 newly discovered evidence test State v. Plude 502 1991–2026 29
80 stare decisis doctrine Payne v. Tennessee 502 1918–2024 10
81 bad faith claim Anderson v. Continental Insurance 492 1984–2025 9
82 substantive due process challenge State v. Smet 492 1989–2024 3
83 right to present defense State v. Pulizzano 492 1889–2026 9
84 recommitment hearing Langlade County v. D. J. W. 492 1991–2026 36
85 three primary factors State v. Harris 483 1981–2026 7
86 community caretaker exception State v. Pinkard 472 1989–2026 18
87 concluded defense State v. Hatem M. Shata 472 1962–2025 3
88 overbreadth doctrine State v. Stevenson 473 1978–2021 1
89 collateral source rule Koffman v. Leichtfuss 462 1972–2026 2
90 first step analysis State v. Sullivan 462 1981–2025 21
91 great weight standard UFE Inc. v. Labor & Industry Review Commission 462 1994–2014 0
92 exclusion clause Frye v. Theige 463 1937–2026 6
93 First Amendment challenge Center for Individual Freedom v. Madigan 462 1982–2026 5
94 statute of limitations defense State Ex Rel. Susedik v. Knutson 462 1884–2026 8
95 exhaustion doctrine Nodell Investment Corp. v. City of Glendale 462 1974–2026 6
96 consent exception State v. Artic 462 1882–2026 16
97 meaningful defense State v. Klessig 453 1978–2026 13
98 standing challenge Fox v. Wisconsin Department of Health & Social Services 452 1974–2026 12
99 available claim State v. Andres Romero-Georgana 442 1959–2026 28
100 multiplicity test State v. Anderson 442 1985–2026 10
101 pattern jury instruction State v. Ellington 442 1982–2025 6
102 unjust enrichment claim Watts v. Watts 442 1975–2026 10
103 factual basis requirement State v. Smith 442 1968–2025 10
104 policy factors Pouwels v. Cheese Makers Mutual Casualty Co. 443 1953–2026 4
105 recreational immunity Hall v. Turtle Lake Lions Club 442 1990–2022 3
106 postconviction motion without hearing State v. Allen 432 1997–2026 30
107 section 51.20(1) finding of dangerousness Langlade County v. D. J. W. 432 2007–2026 31
108 respondeat superior doctrine Arsand v. City of Franklin 423 1922–2026 4
109 immunity defense Lodl v. Progressive Northern Insurance 422 1923–2026 2
110 American rule Watkins v. Labor & Industry Review Commission 422 1871–2016 0
111 equitable estoppel doctrine Marriage of Ajn & Jmn v. Ajn 412 1882–2024 6
112 home rule New York v. Harris 413 1912–2024 6
113 plain view doctrine State v. Guy 412 1973–2025 6
114 manifest error Koepsell's Olde Popcorn Wagons, Inc. v. Koepsell's Festival Popcorn Wagons, Ltd. 412 1955–2026 28
115 section 974.06 postconviction motion State v. Escalona-Naranjo 412 1994–2026 14
116 adverse effect defense Strickland v. Washington 402 1990–2026 15
117 alibi defense State v. Allen 402 1967–2026 13
118 issue preclusion doctrine Aldrich v. Labor & Industry Review Commission 402 1990–2026 16
119 prerequisite claim State v. MacHner 402 1969–2026 11
120 second part test State v. Sauceda 402 1984–2026 12
121 commitment hearing State Ex Rel. Lockman v. Gerhardstein 402 1980–2026 16
122 bench bar State v. Henley 392 1877–2026 8
123 controversy claim Loy v. Bunderson 392 1953–2026 4
124 laches doctrine State Ex Rel. Coleman v. McCaughtry 392 1927–2026 7
125 res ipsa loquitur instruction Fehrman v. Smirl 392 1914–2025 4
126 low bar State v. Avan Rondell Nimmer 392 2012–2026 33
127 direct claim Rose v. Schantz 382 1876–2025 8
128 particularity requirement State v. Noll 382 1874–2025 13
129 personal waiver State v. Livingston 382 1876–2021 1
130 conditional privilege Zinda v. Louisiana Pacific Corp. 382 1914–2026 3
131 Blockburger test Blockburger v. United States 372 1979–2023 5
132 Powers rule Powers v. Allstate Insurance 362 1960–2020 0
133 qualified immunity Harlow v. Fitzgerald 362 1975–2026 3
134 structural error Neder v. United States 362 2003–2025 14
135 interpretation clause In RE MARRIAGE OF HARRIS v. Harris 362 1923–2024 7
136 res judicata doctrine Lawlor v. National Screen Service Corp. 362 1929–2005 0
137 second step analysis State v. Plymesser 362 1988–2026 11
138 Bentley test State v. Bentley 352 1995–2025 11
139 commerce clause Complete Auto Transit, Inc. v. Brady 353 1929–2011 0
140 firmly rooted hearsay exception Ohio v. Roberts 352 1981–2021 1
141 coverage clause Cieslewicz Ex Rel. Finerty v. Mutual Service Casualty Insurance 352 1932–2022 1
142 reasons rule Nodell Investment Corp. v. City of Glendale 352 1878–2020 0
143 contested case hearing Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District v. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 342 1983–2025 7
144 deficient performance analysis State v. Johnson 342 1993–2025 11
145 known right privilege Johnson v. Zerbst 342 1971–2026 1
146 attorney-client privilege State v. Meeks 343 1974–2026 3
147 hearing inquiry Matter of Mental Condition of Shirley JC 342 1890–2026 9
148 postconviction motion hearing State v. Allen 342 1984–2024 10
149 facts satisfy the statutory standard Waukesha County v. J.W.J. 342 2017–2026 32
150 establishment clause Lemon v. Kurtzman 343 1844–2020 0

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