{"id":1608314,"date":"2022-08-16T09:31:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T13:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1608314"},"modified":"2022-08-16T09:37:24","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T13:37:24","slug":"brittney-griner-appeals-9-year-prison-sentence-after-being-found-guilty-on-drug-trafficking-and-possession-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brittney-griner-appeals-9-year-prison-sentence-after-being-found-guilty-on-drug-trafficking-and-possession-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Brittney Griner Appeals 9-year Prison Sentence After Being Found Guilty On Drug Trafficking And Possession Charges"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrittney-griner-appeals-9-year-prison-sentence-after-being-found-guilty-on-drug-trafficking-and-possession-charges%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1608314&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>WNBA player Brittney Griner and her legal team appealed her 9-year prison sentence after she was found guilty on drug trafficking and possession charges.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3493\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3493\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittney Griner via 11Alive YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Griner was initially arrested by Russian authorities in February and would plead guilty in July telling a Russian court, \u201cI\u2019d like to plead guilty, your honor. But there was no intent. I didn\u2019t want to break the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The court would find Griner guilty at the beginning of August and sentence her to 9 years in prison and fine her one million rubles or the equivalent of $16,200.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2167\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1732\" height=\"964\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM.png 1732w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-1340x746-1.png 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-768x427-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-750x417-1.png 750w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Screen-Shot-2022-07-13-at-10.45.30-AM-1200x668-1.png 1200w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittney Griner via ESPN YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/brittney-griner-defence-team-appeal-against-russian-drugs-conviction-2022-08-15\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>, one of Griner\u2019s lawyers Maria Blagovolina informed them that an appealed had been filed.<\/p>\n<p>Another lawyer, Alexander Boikov, who represented Griner in court, told them, \u201cWe demand to overturn the verdict passed by the Khimki court and impose a new sentence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also detailed, \u201cHe said the appeal would be mainly based on alleged violations in the course of the investigation. Griner\u2019s defense team argued in court that some of her case files had been drawn up without being translated for her into English.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-480x320-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-720x480-1.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-1200x800-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Sylvia_Fowles_and_Brittney_Griner-750x500-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Minnesota Lynx vs Phoenix Mercury at Target Center in Minneapolis, MN on July 14 2019; the Lynx won the game 75-62. Photo Credit: Lorie Shaull, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Biden administration contends Griner has been wrongfully detained with President Joe Biden issuing a statement to that effect following Griner\u2019s sentencing earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Biden stated, \u201cToday, American citizen Brittney Griner received a prison sentence that is one more reminder of what the world already knew: Russia is wrongfully detaining Brittney.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s unacceptable, and I call on Russia to release her immediately so she can be with her wife, loved ones, friends, and teammates,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3404\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3404\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3404\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Scott-Thuman.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"598\" height=\"863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Scott-Thuman.png 598w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Scott-Thuman-208x300-1.png 208w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3404\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Scott Thuman Twitter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova rejected this assertion pointing to Griner\u2019s guilty plea, \u201cLet me remind you, Griner was smuggling cartridges of liquid for smoking, which contained hashish oil. The basketball player herself admitted this, since there was no point in denying it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She then pointed to the recent FBI raid on President Donald Trump\u2019s home at Mar-a-Lago, \u201cAt the same time, the White House refuses to comment on the investigation around Trump and the seizure of certain documents related to the White House from him. Complete silence, although we are talking about American justice and law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2933\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Donald-Trump-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Donald-Trump-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Donald-Trump-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Donald-Trump-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Donald-Trump-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Donald-Trump-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Donald-Trump-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with supporters at an \u201cAn Address to Young Americans\u201d event hosted by Students for Trump and Turning Point Action at Dream City Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https: \/>, via Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are also reports that the United States is attempting to obtain Griner\u2019s freedom via a prisoner exchange that would involve her, former Marine Paul Whelan, and arms dealer Viktor Bout.<\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov indicated that Russia is willing to discuss a prisoner swap, \u201cWe are ready to discuss this topic, but within the framework of the channel that was agreed upon by Presidents Putin and Biden.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also warned, \u201cIf the Americans decide to once again resort to public diplomacy\u2026 that is their business and I would even say that it is their problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3494\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3494\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3494\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lavrov.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lavrov.png 1056w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lavrov-300x131.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lavrov-768x335-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lavrov-750x327-1.png 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3494\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov via BBC News YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Adding to Lavrov\u2019s rumor was one issued by Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov who said, \u201cThe Americans have already made that mistake, suddenly deciding to use megaphone diplomacy to resolve these issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not how they are resolved,\u201d he bluntly stated.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3492\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3492\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.boundingintosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-1-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-1-768x410-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-1-480x256-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-1-600x320-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Brittney-Griner-1-750x401-1.jpg 750w\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittney Griner via 11Alive YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of Griner\u2019s defense team appealing the sentence?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WNBA player Brittney Griner and her legal team appealed her 9-year prison sentence after she was found guilty on drug trafficking and possession charges. 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