Opinion Excerpt

People v Hapeman 2026 NY Slip Op 50482(U) April 7, 2026 County Court, Columbia County Brian J. Herman, J. Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431. This opinion is uncorrected and will not be published in the printed Official Reports. Digest-Index Classification: Crimes—Plea of Guilty--Sufficiency of Allocution—Voluntariness The People of the State of New York v Brad Hapeman, Defendant. County Court, Columbia County Decided on April 7, 2026 Indictment