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Super Bowl champion and erstwhile San Francisco 49ers prima Dana Stubblefield was released from situation Tuesday aft his 2020 rape condemnation was vacated by a California appeals court.
Stubblefield, who is Black, had his condemnation overturned aft the Sixth Court of Appeals determined prosecutors had made racially discriminatory statements during his trial.
The Sixth Court of Appeals recovered that the authoritative violated California’s Racial Justice Act of 2020, which was passed during the summertime of radical injustice aft the constabulary sidesplitting George Floyd.
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Prosecutors said during the proceedings that constabulary had ne'er searched Stubblefield’s location and had ne'er introduced a weapon into evidence, saying it was due to the fact that helium was a celebrated Black man, and it would "open up a tempest of controversy," according to the appeals court’s decision.
The tribunal said that by determining that Stubblefield’s contention had been a origin successful instrumentality enforcement’s determination to forgo searching his house, prosecutors had implied that the location would person been searched and that a weapon would not person been recovered had Stubblefield not been Black.
Stubblefield has remained successful situation since December due to the fact that a little tribunal justice said helium didn’t person the jurisdiction to assistance bail oregon release.
Stubblefield’s merchandise was granted aft the authorities lawyer general's bureau and appeals bureau weighed in.
Santa Clara Superior Court Judge Hector Ramon granted Stubblefield’s merchandise Friday.
CALIFORNIA APPEALS COURT OVERTURNS SUPER BOWL CHAMP'S RAPE CONVICTION DUE TO RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
Stubblefield had served astir 4 years of his 15-year sentence.
"Finally, an guiltless antheral is nary longer sitting successful a cage distant from his family," Stubblefield’s defence attorney, Kenneth Rosenfeld, said successful a statement.
Stubblefield was sentenced to 15 years to beingness successful situation successful October 2020, erstwhile helium was convicted of raping a developmentally disabled pistillate successful 2015 who prosecutors said helium lured to his location with a committedness of a babysitting job.
Defense attorneys argued nary rape occurred and that Stubblefield said the pistillate consented to enactment successful speech for money.
Stubblefield played successful the NFL for 11 years and was named antiaircraft rookie of the twelvemonth with the 49ers successful 1993.
The three-time Pro Bowler was named antiaircraft subordinate of the twelvemonth successful 1997 aft signaling 15 sacks.
After 5 seasons with the 49ers, Stubblefield played for the Washington Redskins for 3 seasons earlier rejoining the 49ers for 2 much seasons.
After his 2nd stint with the 49ers, Stubblefield played 1 play for the Oakland Raiders earlier retiring aft the 2003 season.
Fox News' Ryan Gaydos and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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