The Sixth Court of Appeals overturned the conviction of Stubblefield, who is Black, after determining that prosecutors had made racially discriminatory statements during his trial. However, Stubblefield remained in prison because a lower court judge said he didn't have the jurisdiction to grant bail or release.
"Finally, an innocent man is no longer sitting in a cage away from his family," said Stubblefield's defense attorney Kenneth Rosenfeld in a statement.
Deputy District Attorney Tim McInerny objected to Stubblefield's release at Friday's hearing and said his office plans to re-file charges, The Mercury News reported.
The Sixth Court of Appeals found that prosecutors violated the California Racial Justice Act of 2020, a law passed during a summer of protest over the police killing of George Floyd. The measure bars prosecutors from seeking a criminal conviction or imposing a sentence on the basis of race.
"The entire trial was infected with error and bias from the start," Rosenfeld said. "This was a consensual, transactional encounter, and (Stubblefield) lost years of his life due to a flagrantly biased trial that blocked critical evidence and allowed prejudice and racial bias into the courtroom."
The terms of his supervised release include wearing an ankle monitor, not possessing firearms, and being barred from contacting the reported rape victim.
Stubblefield began his 11-year lineman career in the NFL with the 49ers in 1993 as the league's defensive rookie of the year. He later won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1997 before leaving the team to play for Washington. He returned to the Bay Area to finish his career, playing with the 49ers in 2000-01 and the Raiders in 2003.
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