Does Williamson v. United States permit a lower court to admit collateral statements in a non-testifying declarant's confession as providing 'context' such that they are admissible under the statement against penal interest exception to the hearsay rule, where the statements do not provide context for the circumstances surrounding the criminal activity involved?

QUESTION PRESENTED Does Williamson v. United States, 512 U.S. 594 (1994) permit a lower court to admit collateral statements in a non-testifying declarant’s confession as providing ‘context’ such that they are admissible under the statement against penal interest exception to the hearsay rule, where the statements do not provide context for the circumstances surrounding the criminal activity involved? -2 List of All Proceedings 1. United States District Court, S.D.N.Y., Docket No. 12-cr-006-ER-1; judgment entered 3/25/2021; amended judgment entered 6/30/2023. 2. United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, Docket No. 21-850; judgment entered 3/26/24; petition for rehearing/rehearing en banc denied 6/14/2024. -3