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 appellate court.

SAN FRANCISCO - The rape conviction against a former San Francisco 49er has been overturned. An appellate court overturned Dana Stubblefield's 2020 rape conviction Wednesday, ruling prosecutors violated the Racial Justice Act, the Mercury News first reported.

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.

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.

Dana Stubblefield's 2020 conviction for a 2015 sexual assault is being challenged after the Sixth Court of Appeals found racial bias in the prosecution's language. The California Racial Justice Act of 2020 was violated when prosecutors mentioned the controversy of finding a gun at 'a famous Black man’s house'.