A Louisiana judge has reduced the 25-year prison sentence of Cardell Hayes to 22 years and two months for the 2016 killing of former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith. The judge made this decision to give Hayes credit for the time he spent confined to his home before his latest trial.
Hayes, 36, was initially sentenced to 25 years for manslaughter after fatally shooting Smith during a confrontation following a traffic crash. However, Judge Camille Buras decided to grant Hayes credit for his home incarceration, despite objections from prosecutors who cited state law restrictions on such credit.
