2 days ago · Petitioner Dana Stubblefield is currently serving a term of 15 years to life in state prison following his conviction for forcible rape and related offenses in 2020. On direct appeal, we held the conviction was legally invalid based on a violation of …

Dec 27, 2024 · A California appellate court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield – finding it “legally invalid” – on the grounds of racial bias.

Ct. No. F1660022) v. DANA WILLIAM STUBBLEFIELD, Defendant and Appellant. Defendant Dana William Stubblefield is a Black man publicly known as a former professional football player in the National Football League.

Jan 19, 2025 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield after determining prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during the Black man’s trial.

Jan 19, 2025 · SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield, whose 2020 rape conviction was vacated late last year, will remain in California state prison for now after a judge declined to make a bail ruling Friday.

Dec 31, 2024 · A week after Dana Stubblefield’s 2020 rape conviction was reversed by a California appellate court because of “racially discriminatory language” used by the prosecution during the trial, the...

Dec 28, 2024 · Former NFL defensive star Dana Stubblefield, who in 2020 was sentenced to 15 years to life for raping a developmentally disabled woman, saw his conviction overturned this week by a California...

Dec 27, 2024 · In a trial that lasted nine months, a jury found Stubblefield guilty of raping a babysitter at his Morgan Hill home. The opinion also overturns his 15-year prison sentence.

Dec 27, 2024 · SAN FRANCISCO — Former NFL defensive tackle Dana Stubblefield’s rape conviction was overturned by an appellate court on Thursday, court documents show.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Dana Stubblefield could be freed from state prison as soon as next week after an appellate court and the state Attorney General’s Office sided with the former San Francisco ...