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Man who killed ex-Saints star gets credit for home incarceration

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NEW ORLEANS -- A 25-year prison sentence for Cardell Hayes, the man who killed former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith in 2016, was reduced to 22 years and two months on Tuesday by a Louisiana judge who sought to give Hayes credit for the time he spent confined to his home before his latest trial.

Hayes, 36, was sentenced earlier this year to 25 years for manslaughter for fatally shooting Smith during a confrontation following a traffic crash. At the time of his sentencing, Judge Camille Buras said she would give Hayes credit for his home incarceration.