Defense attorney John Fuller, right, arrives for the Cardell Hayes sentencing in the killing of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith, Thursday, April 25, 2024, at the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court building in New Orleans. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
FILE - Cardell Hayes enters Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in New Orleans, Sept. 20, 2023, for a hearing regarding his retrial for shooting former NFL star Will Smith. Hayes is scheduled for sentencing Thursday, April 25, 2024, in a New Orleans courtroom. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
Cardell Hayes supporters enter the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court building ahead of the Cardell Hayes sentencing in the killing of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith in New Orleans, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
FILE - New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith appears before an NFL football game against the New York Giants, Dec. 9, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. Cardell Hayes, the man who fatally shot the retired NFL star during a confrontation following a car crash in 2016, is scheduled for sentencing Thursday, April 25, 2024, in a New Orleans courtroom. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
Racquel Smith arrives to Orleans Parish Criminal District Court ahead of the Cardell Hayes sentencing in the killing of her husband and former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith at the Orleans Criminal Court building in New Orleans, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
Family of Will Smith arrive to Orleans Parish Criminal District Court ahead of the Cardell Hayes sentencing in the killing of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith in New Orleans, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (Sophia Germer/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)