Man who shot ex-Saints star Will Smith receives 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter
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NFL.com— 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...
The Athletic—Man who shot, killed Saints’ star Will Smith receives 25-year sentence for manslaughter. Eight years after retired Pro Bowler Will Smith was killed during a confrontation following a car crash, Cardell Hayes received a 25-year prison sentence Thursday after being convicted of manslaughter, according to the Associated Press. Hayes was convicted in January and faced up to 40 years in prison. The 36-year-old was originally convicted in 2016 of manslaughter in Smith’s shooting death and the attempted manslaughter of Racquel Smith, Will’s widow, who was shot in the legs. Smith was shot...
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...
NBC4 Washington—Man who killed ex-Saints star Will Smith gets 25-year prison sentence for manslaughter. 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.