Law professor on trial for murder who told gardaí he fired over the heads of trespassers on his farm had won bronze in three gun competitions
Law professor on trial for murder who told gardaí he fired over the heads of trespassers on his farm had won bronze in three gun competitions
The witness also agreed with the defence that the accused man had not been unsafe when handling guns during these competitions. Giving evidence today, Nigel Barrett, secretary of the NASRPC, told John Byrne SC, prosecuting, about the quality of the accused’s shooting. The witness agreed it was possible the accused was third best of three in the B class competition, and possibly he came last and got a medal for it.
In her opening speech, Ms Lacey said she expects the defence case to be that the accused was entitled to discharge the firearm in a legitimate act of self-defence.
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