X 49er Dana Stubblefield sentenced to 15 years to life for rape conviction

By Michael G. Stogner

Yesterday in the Superior Court of Santa Clara County he was sentenced, Last July the jury found Stubblefield guilty of rape by force, oral copulation by force and false imprisonment and acquitted him of raping a person incapable of giving consent. Jurors also determined that Stubblefield used a gun during the 2015 assault, prosecutors said.

“ ’No’ meant nothing to this defendant. Based on his status, I think he was never held accountable for prior criminal behavior,” Deputy District Attorney Tim McInerney said in a statement Thursday. “Today, he was properly held accountable.”