sentence appeal

Griner’s lawyers Maria Blagovolina and Alexander Boykov urged the three-judge panel on Tuesday to acquit or reduce her sentence but instead, they upheld the nine-year sentence on drug smuggling charges, clearing the way for Griner to...

A Russian court has set Oct. 25 as the date for Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. The Moscow region court said it will hear her appeal. Griner was convicted on August 4 and given a nine-year prison sentence in a Russian...