Judge: DA stays on case in Will Smith’s death

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NEW ORLEANS — A judge refused Friday to remove the Orleans Parish district attorney and his staff from the prosecution of a man charged with second-degree murder in the April shooting death of retired New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith.

John Fuller, an attorney for Cardell Hayes, wanted District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro off the case, saying he had made baseless accusations, including witness intimidation, against Fuller.

Hayes was arrested after Smith was shot to death following an automobile crash on April 9. Prosecutors say Hayes provoked a confrontation by ramming his SUV into one driven by Smith — after Smith had earlier bumped the rear of Hayes’ …

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