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Will Smith's killer Cardell Hayes deserves maximum 60 years, DA Leon Cannizzaro says

Will Smith's killer Cardell Hayes deserves the longest-possible sentence of 60 years in prison for shooting the former Saints star and the retired player's wife Racquel, Orleans Parish District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro said Monday (Dec. 12), a day after a jury rejected Hayes' self-defense claim.

Cannizzaro said his office would make the recommendation to Criminal District Judge Camille Buras at Hayes' Feb. 17 sentencing hearing. Hayes was convicted late Sunday night of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter for his shooting of the Smiths during an April 9 road rage incident in the Lower Garden District.