Dana Stubblefield, a former 49ers player, is scheduled to speak for the first time after his recent release from prison. He had served five years of a 15-year sentence for rape before an appeals court overturned the conviction, citing racial discrimination in judicial proceedings as a violation of the Racial Justice Act. After his conviction was overturned in December, a lower court delayed his release, but a judge in Santa Clara County has since ordered his freedom. The Santa Clara County District Attorney's office intends to refile charges against him.
Stubblefield's conviction was overturned due to racially discriminatory statements made during his trial, in violation of California's Racial Justice Act.
A judge in Santa Clara County ordered Stubblefield's release after a lengthy legal battle following the overturning of his conviction.
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