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Widow blasts Oakland prosecutors handling of murder retrial
Kara Berg The Detroit News Published: October 30, 2025, 1:16 Pm ET The widow of a man killed in 2010 in Farmington Hills and her attorney say the Oakland County Prosecutor’s Office is neglecting its duties in the retrial of the man convicted of killing her husband. Genniver Jameel, the widow of Saif Jameel, said she is frustrated about what she sees as corruption in the prosecutor's office and courtroom maneuvers strip away the justice her family got in 2011 when Hayes Bacall
Kara Berg
Oct 30, 20255 min read


Farmington Hills man has 2011 murder conviction overturned, may get a new trial
Kara Berg The Detroit News Published: April 17, 2025, 3:49 Pm ET A Farmington Hills man convicted of the first-degree murder may get the chance for a new trial after his attorney and prosecutors pointed out flaws in his conviction, including the prosecution's “improper argument” to the jury and two witnesses who recanted their testimony. But the victim's widow, Genniver Jameel, said she doesn't trust prosecutors to handle the retrial and wants an independent prosecutor to be
Kara Berg
Apr 16, 20255 min read


Oakland County judge to decide if Farmington Hills man can be resentenced for 2011 murder
Kara Berg The Detroit News Published: May 24, 2023, 5:05 Pm ET Pontiac — An Oakland County judge is considering a request from prosecutors and defense attorneys to vacate a Farmington Hills man's first-degree murder conviction and resentence him for second-degree murder after two key witnesses recanted testimony they gave at trial. Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Mary Ellen Brennan said Wednesday she plans to watch the entirety of the original trial, the surveillance video
Kara Berg
May 24, 20234 min read


Oakland prosecutor's review of murder conviction coincided with campaign donations from man's family
Kara Berg The Detroit News Published: May 23, 2023 Oakland County prosecutors will ask a judge at a Wednesday hearing to vacate a Farmington Hills man's first-degree murder conviction in the shooting death of his nephew and resentence him with a second-degree murder conviction after two key witnesses recanted trial testimony. But the widow of the victim said she is troubled that Hayes Bacall's relatives and others with ties to his family have made political donations to Oakl
Kara Berg
May 23, 20239 min read
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