Cardell Hayes attorney requests NOPD not handle investigation

Request for Manitowoc

This is what his attempt is: make this case about the NOPD, not his client.

Throw enough stuff at the wall and see what sticks.

I feel like this guy is actually getting some good representation to this point.

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This is what his attempt is: make this case about the NOPD, not his client.

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This is the ONLY play, especially since the racism card is not an option.

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Three people who live in the area said they heard the chain reaction when Hayes’ Hummer rammed into the back of the Mercedes, which in turn hit the Impala, according to police. They also saw pieces of a volatile argument on the street or its bloody aftermath. All three said they saw a man without a shirt who appeared to play a central role in the altercation.

That wasn’t Smith, according to one witness who said the man he saw slumped in the Mercedes with an arm over the steering wheel was fully clothed.

Two witnesses, who refused to be identified, said the shirtless man had charged the big man standing by the Hummer — their description matching the 28-year-old, 300-pound Hayes. The man without a shirt was acting “ridiculous,” one witness said.

Two witnesses said a woman struggled to hold the shirtless man back from going toward the Hummer. There were several big men there, the witnesses said. One of them — Hayes’ close friend Kevin O’Neal, according to his attorney — stepped out of the Hummer’s passenger seat.

The witnesses said they could not see well enough to know whether he held a gun. The two witnesses who saw the scuffle said that shortly after the shooting, the big man near the Hummer who matched the description of Hayes slammed his open palms on the hood of the car and placed a gun on the windshield. Another witness said he heard the shots — first two, then several more — and walked over to see a man without a shirt marching up Camp Street, near the tip of a narrow triangle at Felicity Street, paces from the shooting scene.

He was very agitated, the witness said, as if wanting to leave. The witness said he then turned down Sophie Wright Place toward Magazine Street to find Racquel Smith laying on the sidewalk alone, with parked cars between her and the shooting scene. Squad cars were just arriving. She appeared to be in shock, the witness said, adding that he didn’t see the shirtless man leave the scene.

“We have reason to believe it was someone other than Smith who removed his shirt. He was part of Smiths’ group,” said Jay Daniels, another attorney for Hayes. “He and Smith approached our client’s vehicle, and we believe Cardell wasn’t the aggressor.”

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Wow

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I'm hearing that his theory of Ceravolo being in the impala was wrong. He's going to end up hurting himself when the state is reading all of these ridiculous statements in closing argument and asking why you should believe him now.

Defense attorneys get a chubbie for cases like this. So much better for them than having to pay for a TV commercial. That is why this guy is all over the news. He needs to quit pandering to the cameras and get into court and represent his client.

Nobody going to read my update?

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He needs to quit pandering to the cameras and get into court and represent his client

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Just walk into court and start representing his client? That's not how it works.