Dana Steppelield was given his release from the reservation after more than four years of the former American Football Association star I condemn the rape And more than six weeks after this condemnation It was reversed by a California appeal court Because of the “racist discriminatory language” used by the prosecution during the trial.
California’s Supreme Court judge, Hector Ramon, issued the ruling on Friday in Santa Clara, allowing Simbled his freedom, without the need to spread the cash guarantee, while the authorities weigh the charges. Stublefield is required to wear ankle control, and she cannot have firearms and is not allowed to contact his accused.
“We expect him to be at home tonight.” “As my partner said, he will have a late dinner with his children.”
The lawyer of the Santa Clara Province, Assistant Terry Harman, issued a statement to the Times:
“I found a unanimous jury, Mr. Stopfield, guilty of raping a woman under the threat of weapons, and he was sentenced to prison, and we felt that justice had served. This justice was cut off and although we are disappointed that the judge released Mr. Stublefield from reservation while we were waiting for a decision from the Supreme Court in California, but we are still focusing on the sexual assault that occurred, the victim, and the need for accountability and society is safe. “
Stublefield, a former defensive player in the year who spent 11 seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins and Oakland Raides, He was accused in May 2016 of raping a woman Under the threat of weapons in the previous year. During his trial, the Stublefield defense argued that sex was by mutual consent.
In October 2020, Stublefield was sentenced to 15 years in prison after the jury convicted of the forced rape, forced oral assembly and the wrong prison, and that he used a firearm to commit the first crimes.
The Sixth Local Court of Appeal reflected the STUBLEFIELD in December based on Ethnic Justice Law in California for the year 2020Who prohibits judges, lawyers and law enforcement employees, among others, from showing “bias or Animus towards the defendant because of the defendant’s race, race or national origin.”
The Court of Appeal’s decision was based on the language used in the final prosecution argument, citing fears of the situation of Stublefield as a famous black man as a reason that the police did not search for his home.
