Harrisburg man to continue seeking a new trial after his state
appeal is denied in a road-rage shooting  Curtis A. Williams Jr.
made two arguments in asking the state Superior Court to
overturn his convictions for shooting another driver during an
Easter 2009 road-rage incident.  Curtis Williams Jr.View full
sizeCurtis Williams Jr. Williams, 49, of Harrisburg, insisted
that a jury should have been allowed to hear evidence that he
said proved Harrison Purdy Jr., the unarmed man he shot, had
been drinking. Williams also contended that the Dauphin County
judge who presided at his trial and the prosecutor shouldn’t
have repeatedly called Purdy the “victim.” Neither argument
prevailed. In a split decision, the state court upheld Williams’
aggravated assault and reckless endangerment convictions and the
5- to 10-year sentence he is serving in state prison at
Rockview. However, Williams, who claimed he fired to defend
himself and his two sons, isn’t giving up. Joshua Auriemma, the
lawyer handling Williams’ appeal, s