Associated Press
Feb 11, 2025, 05:50 PM ET
A judge has granted the release of former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield after his 2020 rape conviction was vacated by a California appeals court last December.
The Sixth District Court of Appeal overturned the conviction of Stubblefield, who is Black, after determining that prosecutors had made racially discriminatory statements during his trial. However, Stubblefield remained in prison because a lower court judge said he didn’t have the jurisdiction to grant bail or release.
After the state attorney general’s office and the appeals court weighed in, Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Hector
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