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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Retrial date set for man who claims self-defense in shooting death of former NFL star Will Smith

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A Feb. 5 retrial date was set Wednesday for the man whose 2016 manslaughter conviction in the shooting death of former NFL star Will Smith was overturned because the jury's verdict was not unanimous.

Cardell Hayes, 36, has long insisted he shot Smith in self-defense during an April 2016 confrontation after a car crash.

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