Retrial date set for man accused in ex-Saints player’s death
April 5, 2022 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man whose manslaughter conviction in the death of former Saints player Will Smith was overturned is scheduled to be tried again in August.
April retrial date for man who killed ex-Saints star Smith
October 6, 2021 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new retrial date of April 4 was set Wednesday for the man who killed ex-NFL star Will Smith in 2016 following a confrontation over a traffic crash in New Orleans.
Cardell Hayes remains free on bond after his earlier manslaughter conviction in Smith’s death was overturned because the trial jury verdict was not unanimous.
Split verdict conviction tossed for ex-NFL star’s killer
January 12, 2021 GMTThe U.S. Supreme Court has thrown out the manslaughter conviction for the man who shot former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith to death in 2016...
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