Nally to appeal conviction
Padraig Nally, who was last year sentenced for the manslaughter of father-of-11 John “Frog” Ward, is set to appeal against his conviction.
The Court of Criminal Appeal will hear Nally’s case on Thursday.
In July, a jury found the 61-year-old, of Funshinaugh, Cross, Co Mayo, not guilty of the murder of Mr Ward.
The 42-year-old had been shot twice and beaten 20 times with a stick.
Nally’s legal team claim the trial judge’s decision to direct the jury to find Nally guilty of manslaughter, having failed to agree a conviction for murder, could be questioned. They also argue he refused to allow them to consider a full defence argument of self-defence, which could have seen him walk free.
