Examining the Cardell Hayes Case A Quest for Justice and Closure

Cardell Hayes … 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. Cardell Hayes is on trial after he admitted to shooting and killing Saints star Will Smith in 2016. He claimed he acted in self-defense. It is ... Day two of the Cardell Hayes Trial Hayes is accused of killing a former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith. Jurors have been selected for ... Cardell Hayes was first convicted of manslaughter in Smith's killing by a non-unanimous jury in December 2016. He was also convicted of ... Louisiana district Judge Camille Buras sentenced 29-year-old Cardell Hayes to 25 years for manslaughter and 15 for attempted manslaughter. He ... A jury reached a verdict in the case on Dec. 11 and found Cardell Hayes guilty of manslaughter in the killing. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 25-year prison sentence for Cardell Hayes, the man who killed former New Orleans Saints start Will Smith in 2016, ... Cardell Hayes, 36, has long insisted he shot Smith in self-defense during an April 2016 confrontation after a car crash. Smith died and his wife, Racquel Smith ... Man convicted of manslaughter in the killing of former Buckeye Will Smith. Cardell Hayes faces up to 40 years in prison. ... NEW ORLEANS — A man ...