An attorney for Dana Stubblefield said the former San Francisco 49ers star could be released from custody this week after his 2020 rape conviction was reversed on appeal.

An attorney for Dana Stubblefield said the former San Francisco 49ers star could be released from custody this week after his 2020 rape conviction was reversed on appeal.

Former 49ers star Dana Stubblefield had his rape conviction overturned over racially discriminatory statements during the trial.

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 49ers and NFL Defensive Player of the Year Dana Stubblefield.

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.

More than four years after he was convicted of rape and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison, former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield has gotten very good news.

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.

Former 49ers player Dana Stubblefield could find out Friday if he's getting out of prison as his attorneys motion for his release after his rape conviction was overturned.