Patrick Henry Joseph, Petitioner v. United States

Summary

The Supreme Court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari filed by Patrick Joseph. In Justice Kagan’s statement, the Court noted that appellate courts have broad discretion over procedural rules but questioned whether the Eleventh Circuit’s refusal to accept a supplemental brief after the Supreme Court’s decision in Descamps constituted a reasoned exercise of that authority. The Court deferred to the Eleventh Circuit, leaving the procedural issue unresolved.