NEW ORLEANS -- Bail was set at $225,000 Thursday for the man who shot ex-New Orleans Saints star Will Smith in New Orleans in 2016 following a confrontation over a traffic crash.
Cardell Hayes was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a manslaughter conviction in Smith's shooting and attempted manslaughter for wounding Smith's wife. But the verdict from the jury was not unanimous -- jurors voted 10-2 -- and has since been ruled unconstitutional.
It was not immediately clear when Hayes, who has not been free since his arrest, would be released. But it appeared that the court and his attorneys expected him to make bail during detailed discussions about the conditions of his release pending a July 12 trial.