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.

Former San Francisco 49ers star 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.

Defense attorneys are decrying a judge’s finding that he lacks jurisdiction to grant Stubblefield bail following an appellate court decision to vacate his conviction and prison sentence.

Ex-49er Dana Stubblefield's rape conviction was overturned by a California appellate court because of 'racially discriminatory language' used by the prosecution during the trial.

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

A judge ruled Friday that he lacked jurisdiction to make a bail ruling for former Niners star Dana Stubblefield, whose 2020 rape conviction was vacated