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.

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.

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

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California appeals court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield after determining prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during the Black man's trial.