Commonwealth v. Williams

DISSENTING OPINION BY

GANTMAN, J.:

I respectfully disagree with the majority’s decision to vacate Appellant’s judgment of sentence and remand the case for a new trial. Instead, I would affirm the judgment of sentence. Hence, I dissent.

This case involves an incident of aggressive driving that escalated into a roadside shooting. On April 12, 2009, Appellant was driving on Nyes Road in Harrisburg; Mr. Purdy was in a sports utility vehicle directly behind Appellant. Appellant believed Mr. Purdy was going too fast and following too closely, so Appellant used his brakes to slow down and alert Mr.…