Man convicted of killing Saints star Will Smith makes bail nearly 5 years in prison

[Lord-Yosh]

This case was wild asf when it happened but I'm not judging the deceased or the wrongly convicted however i will say Louisiana is probably the most ass backwards state in the union. the whole point of a jury is a unanimous verdict da fukk is a split verdict that's called a hung jury in NYC and you have to either A drop the case or B retrial how the fukk you just making up rules. Oh yeah they're white and say so

 

[Cladyclad]

Looking back now if he knew that was Will Smith. I think Cordell would get the plate and just sue the fukk out him. But breh had no idea who was in that truck

 

[Cladyclad]

The US Supreme Court threw out Cardell Hayes' conviction after ruling non-unanimous jury convictions unconstitutional.

NEW ORLEANS — The man convicted by a split jury of fatally shooting Saints star Will Smith is out of prison.

Cardell Hayes made bond Thursday evening after spending the nearly 5 years in jail.

Hayes was convict four years ago of killing Will Smith and wounding his wife Racquel during a road-rage incident on Magazine Street.


Prosecutors say Hayes shot Smith eight times and wounded Racquel after a fender bender turned into a road rage confrontation.

At trial, Hayes testified in his own defense, saying he shot in self-defense.

The jury returned a split verdict of manslaughter in Smith’s killing and attempted manslaughter for striking Racquel Smith with a bullet wound to the leg. After the Supreme Court struck down non-unanimous verdicts in April 2020, it also determined that the ruling should be applied retroactively.

Hayes’ conviction and 25-year sentence were tossed by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

On Thursday, Judge Camille Buras set Hayes bond at $225,000. That ruling came two weeks after the initial bond hearing. Judge Buras chose the delay her ruling after emotional testimony from Smith's widow, Racquel.

At the March 4 hearing, Racquel Smith testified through tears on a Zoom call, saying she doesn't think Hayes should have the chance to walk free.

“I promised my kids on the day that he was sentenced that they didn't have to worry about this man," Racquel Smith told the court. "He doesn’t deserve to get bond. ... He gave my entire family a life sentence.”

This is a developing story. Stick with WWLTV.com and watch the Eyewitness News at 5, 6, and 10 for the latest information.



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How old is that kid in his arms lol

In this moment Harlem has to allow this right?

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

Why ya’ll acting like ya’ll was there

How you shoot a man 8 times in self defense? His wife coulda got killed too

You sound like someone who has never shot a gun. Letting off 8 rounds doesn’t take as long as you might think. Especially when shooting at someone as physically superior as a pro football player.

This ain’t the movies where folks necessarily fall back after a single shot.

 

[steph_harden]

You sound like someone who has never shot a gun. Letting off 8 rounds doesn’t take as long as you might think. Especially when shooting at someone as physically superior as a pro football player.

This ain’t the movies where folks necessarily fall back after a single shot.

You sound like a nikka wit no aim

nikkas bytch got shot too...fukk was he shooting at

 

[dontreadthis]

CTE got the best of Will

he had a BAC of over .2
if over one fifth of your blood stream has alcohol running through it you are not going to do smart things

 

[Sterling Archer]

You sound like a nikka wit no aim

nikkas bytch got shot too...fukk was he shooting at

And yet they never matched the bullet in her leg to the bullets in Will. So what was Will shooting at?

Why was there an ex police chief who went back into the truck rummaging then disappeared ?

Was it to toss the gun Will threatened Hayes with that led to him getting shot? Cause witnesses on camera in the street heard Will say that. But no one in the car heard him say it?


Will shot his own wife as he reached and got shot. His cop buddy took the gun.

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

You sound like a nikka wit no aim

nikkas bytch got shot too...fukk was he shooting at

What does ‘aim’ have to do with getting 8 shots on target, which was what I was addressing?


If they can actually prove it was him who shot the wife, I’ll agree he deserves to be convicted for that. Time served sounds like the appropriate sentence for that.

 

[Sbp]

Why ya’ll acting like ya’ll was there

How you shoot a man 8 times in self defense? His wife coulda got killed too

Will shot his own wife breh

 

[WaveGang]

Good oh him.. Case was bs

 

[Da_Eggman]

Why ya’ll acting like ya’ll was there

How you shoot a man 8 times in self defense? His wife coulda got killed too

This I don’t understand shooting a man 8 times in self defense and he shoot his wife too that’s doesn’t matter?

Obviously manslaughter at the least

 

[dontreadthis]

This I don’t understand shooting a man 8 times in self defense and he shoot his wife too that’s doesn’t matter?

Obviously manslaughter at the least

manslaughter for wounding his wife?

 

[R.E.N. Spells Ren]

manslaughter for wounding his wife?

These dudes have no idea what they’re talking about. At least they appear to be in the minority. Glad he’s free, hopefully he stays that way.

 

[HTXBreh]

Shouldn't have done a day.

 

[Jim Cornette]

Wtf.. I didn't even know about this. Will Smith died

Crazy story