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Cardell Hayes sentenced to 25 years in prison in shooting death of New Orleans Saints player WIll Smith. Family speaks in the courtroom.
A jury found 36-year-old Hayes guilty of manslaughter in the April 9, 2016 slaying of Smith, 34.
The man who fatally shot retired NFL star Will Smith after a car crash in 2016 has received a 25-year prison sentence following his January conviction on a manslaughter charge. Thursday's hearing in New Orleans marked the second time 36-year-old Cardell Hayes had faced sentencing in the killing. He was convicted of manslaughter in 2016 and later sentenced to 25 years. But the jury vote had been 10-2 and the conviction was later tossed after the Supreme Court outlawed such non-unanimous verdicts. Hayes was convicted by a unanimous jury in January, despite Hayes’ insistence that he ha...