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It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith's death. After a new trial, Hayes was convicted by a unanimous jury in January. Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith ...
The jury deliberated for more than four hours and reached its verdict in the retrial of Cardell Hayes just after midnight Saturday, news outlets reported. He faces up to 40 years in prison. He ...
Cardell Hayes, the man who fatally shot retired New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith in 2016, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for manslaughter. A jury convicted Hayes of ...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 25-year prison sentence for Cardell Hayes, the man who killed former New Orleans Saints start Will Smith in 2016, was reduced to 22 years and two months on Tuesday by a Louisiana judge who sought to give Hayes credit for the time he spent confined to his home before his latest trial.
At the January retrial, defense attorney John Fuller did not call Hayes to testify, but insisted prosecutors had failed to prove Hayes didn't fire in self-defense. Hayes was released on bond in 2021 after having served more than four years of the original sentence. He was out of prison during multiple retrial delays, some due to the COVID-19 ...
In 2016, Cardell Hayes was convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of retired New Orleans Saints defensive leader Will Smith. Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the decision.
On December 11, an Orleans Parish jury found Cardell Hayes guilty of manslaughter in the shooting of Will Smith and attempted manslaughter of his wife, Racquel Smith. [28] On April 20, 2017, Hayes was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the charge of manslaughter, and 15 years for the charge of attempted manslaughter, to be served concurrently.
Cardell Hayes, 36, was sentenced on Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom for his role in Smith's 2016 shooting death, making it the second time he has faced sentencing for the killing.