The Latest: Brief hearing reveals little in Will Smith case

NEW ORLEANS – The Latest on a court hearing for the suspect in the shooting death of retired New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith (all times local):

9:50 a.m.

A brief hearing in the case of the man charged in the death of retired New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith has ended with little new revealed about the case.

Prosecutors and defence lawyers for suspect Cardell Hayes agreed on a new hearing date of June 1.

Attorneys said they are still waiting for a final autopsy report on Smith, as well as a supplemental police report still in the works.

Hayes was indicted last month on a second-degree murder charge in Smith’s slaying.

Police have said the shooting occurred after Hayes’s Hummer hit Smith’s Mercedes SUV from behind on the night of April 9.

Hayes’ defence lawyer, John Fuller, has said Hayes was not the aggressor and that a witness saw a gun in Smith’s possession.

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8 a.m.

The suspect in the April shooting death of retired New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith is set for a court hearing.

More details in the case against Cardell Hayes may be revealed at Friday’s hearing in New Orleans.

Hayes was indicted last month on a second-degree murder charge in Smith’s slaying. Hayes was also indicted on a charge of attempted second-degree murder because police say he wounded Smith’s wife in the shooting.

Police have said the shooting occurred after Hayes’s Hummer hit Smith’s Mercedes SUV from behind on the night of April 9.

Hayes’ defence lawyer, John Fuller, has said Hayes was not the aggressor and that a witness saw a gun in Smith’s possession. Police say a loaded gun was found in Smith’s vehicle.