The man who killed retired New Orleans Saints star Will Smith faces up to 40 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter, rather than the more serious second-degree murder charge he faced. Cardell Hayes was found guilty Sunday night after insisting that he only fired because the popular football star was drunk and violent and had grabbed a gun following their collision in traffic last April. No one else testified Smith ever held his gun, which was found loaded but unused inside his car.
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