California appeals court overturns Super Bowl champ's rape conviction due to racial discrimination

Former NFL defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield had his rape conviction overturned on Wednesday after an appeals court determined that prosecutors had made racially discriminatory statements during his trial.

The Sixth Court of Appeals in Los Angeles found that prosecutors violated the California Racial Justice Act of 2020, a measure passed during a summer of racial injustice over the police killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.

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