The son of former NSW premier Kristina Keneally will “hold his head high” after being found guilty of fabricating a statement that wrongfully landed a man behind bars.

Daniel John Keneally was found guilty of falsifying the official report in 2021 about a phone call he received while working as a police officer at Newtown police station.

Paul McGirr told the media outside court that they would appeal the finding.

“We’ve got to respect the process. Mr Keneally will hold his head high. This won’t be the last that we’ve heard of this particular matter,” Mr McGirr said outside of court.

“I can say that after sentencing, the matter will be appealed on the basis that my client, I firmly believe, never put something in a statement that he knew to be false.

“It’s a very high hurdle for the prosecution to prove. We respect the courts decision, but the beauty of our system is well have an appeal right. We’re quite confident in the end result.”