Man who killed ex-Saints star Will Smith gets 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
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NBC4 Washington— 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.
The Guardian—Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith gets 25-year sentence for manslaughter. Man who shot ex-Saints star receives 25-year prison sentenceSmith was shot eight times during confrontation with HayesThe man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016 received a 25-year prison sentence on 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...
NFL.com—Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter. 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...
ESPN—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.