Man who killed ex-Saints star Will Smith gets 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
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Man who fatally shot ex-Saints star Will Smith after a car crash gets 25 years in prison
NEW ORLEANS — The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday in a New Orleans courtroom. It was the second time Cardell Hayes, 36, had faced sentencing in Smith’s death. He was convicted of manslaughter in December 2016 and later sentenced to 25 years. But the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed such non-unanimous verdicts. After a...
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Man who fatally shot ex-Saints star Will Smith after 2016 car crash gets 25 years in jail
Cardell Hayes, 36, was convicted of manslaughter in Dec. 2016 but the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the US Supreme Court outlawed non-unanimous verdicts.
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Man who killed Saints' Will Smith gets 25-year prison sentence
The man who fatally shot retired Saints star Will Smith after a 2016 car crash has received a 25-year prison sentence following his conviction on a manslaughter charge.