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The Latest: Judge weighs charge in ex-Saints player shooting (The Associated Press)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The Latest on the case of a man who is accused of fatally shooting retired New Orleans Saints player Will Smith during a traffic dispute (all times local):

12 p.m.

A judge is researching whether he can find probable cause for a second-degree murder charge even though prosecutors did not call any witnesses during a preliminary hearing for a man accused of fatally shooting retired New Orleans Saints player Will Smith.

The court was in recess Wednesday while Magistrate Harry Cantrell looked into the matter.

Police say Cardell Hayes shot Smith and his wife April 9 during a traffic dispute in New Orleans.