Fuston v. Quick

Summary

The court affirmed the denial of Fuston's federal habeas petition on both claims. It held that the state court reasonably applied the lesser-included-offense rule because the trial evidence did not permit a rational juror to find that Fuston lacked the intent to kill, and that existing constitutional precedent did not clearly establish his entitlement to an intellectual-disability hearing based on multiple IQ scores. The court therefore deferred to the state court's determinations under the governing habeas standard.