Brittney Griner

2022 - 10 - 4

WNBA star Brittney Griner to appeal 9-year jail sentence for drug ... (CBC.ca)

A Russian court on Monday set Oct. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug ...

Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal date for Oct. 25 (Nanaimo News NOW)

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Monday set Oct. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner's...

Brittney Griner to Appeal Conviction (WBAP News/Talk)

RUSSIA (WBAP/KLIF) – WNBA star and Baylor University Alum Britney Griner will appeal her conviction on drug possession charges October 25th in a Russian ...

Brittney Griner: WNBA star's appeal date for drug conviction in ... (Sky Sports)

Brittney Griner, who plays for the Phoenix Mercury, was arrested earlier this year after police in Moscow said they found vape canisters with cannabis oil ...

Brittney Griner's appeal date scheduled for Oct. 25 (Axios)

A Russian court sentenced her to nine years in prison over drug charges.

Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal date for Oct. 25 (Nanaimo News NOW)

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Monday set Oct. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner's...

Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal date for Oct. 25 (EverythingGP)

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Monday set Oct. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner's...

Her defense team presented written statements that she had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain. Griner admitted that she had the canisters in her luggage, but testified that she had inadvertently packed them in haste and that she had no criminal intent. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession.

Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal date for Oct. 25 (EverythingGP)

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian court on Monday set Oct. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner's...

Russian court sets Brittney Griner appeal date for Oct. 25 (CTV News)

A Russian court on Monday set Oct. 25 as the date for American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug ...

Blinken didn't elaborate, but The Associated Press and other news organizations have reported that Washington has offered to exchange Griner and Whelan for Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer who is serving a 25-year sentence in the U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took the unusual step of revealing publicly in July that Washington had made a "substantial proposal" to get Griner home, along with Paul Whelan, an American serving a 16-year sentence in Russia for espionage. At the time, Griner, recognized as one of the greatest players in WNBA history, was returning to Russia, where she played during the U.S. They said in similar cases defendants have received an average sentence of about five years, with about a third of them granted parole. Her defence team presented written statements that she had been prescribed cannabis to treat pain. Her February arrest came at a time of heightened tensions between Moscow and Washington, just days before Russia sent troops into Ukraine.

American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal date set on ... (Economic Times)

On Monday, a Russian court announced that Brittney Griners appeal would be held on October 25. The American basketball star was sentenced to nine-year ...

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Biden](/topic/biden)administration to bring back Griner home. The White House also said that they had not heard back from Russia. With theme parks open and watching basketball in-person, California is getting back to normal. [Brittney Griner](/topic/brittney-griner), [WNBA](/topic/wnba)’s [Phoenix Mercury](/topic/phoenix-mercury)’s eight-time all-star center and two-time Olympic gold medalist, was arrested for alleged drug possession in [Russia](/topic/russia). Griner’s lawyers argued that the nine-year sentence is quite excessive.

Russian Court Schedules Appeal On Oct. 25 For Brittney Griner's ... (BET)

WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner is one step closer to appealing her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession after a Russian court on Monday (Oct.

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White House urges Russia to provide counter-offer on Griner (Reuters)

Washington has offered to swap jailed arms dealer Viktor Bout for Griner and Paul Whelan, a former Marine. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told ...

"We need to see a serious counter-offer," she said. attempts to trade for the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters the United States had yet to receive a serious response to the offer.

Russia Hasn't Answered 'Serious' Offer to Free Brittney Griner: White ... (Newsweek)

The White House says there's been no progress on negotiations with Russian officials to free women's basketball star Brittney Griner, as she appeals her ...

[Antony Blinken](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/antony-blinken) brought [up the prisoner swap](https://www.newsweek.com/brittany-griner-deal-puts-target-back-every-american-congressman-1728588) during a conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in July. citizens](https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/10/01/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-return-of-americans-wrongfully-detained-in-venezuela/) were freed from Venezuela over the weekend. Her lawyers have argued she accidentally packed vape cartridges and cannabis oil, the latter of which they said she uses for medical purposes. "We want Russia to take this offer that we have put on the table—a substantial offer as you've heard us say many times—seriously," Jean-Pierre said. U.S. Jean-Pierre reiterated the White House's stance that Griner has been wrongfully imprisoned and called her coming appeal "another sham judicial proceeding."

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