As US attempts to negotiate prisoner swap, Brittney Griner is set to appear in court for ongoing trial
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The Russian trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner will continue Tuesday as US officials attempt to negotiate a prisoner swap for her release. The scheduled appearance in a courtroom near Moscow will mark Griner’s seventh hearing as Russian prosecutors accuse her of trying to smu…
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WNBA star Brittney Griner back in court for Russian drug trial, defense team to present evidence
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Brittney Griner Testifies About Russian Authorities’ Treatment During Initial Detention
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Brittney Griner lawyers welcome prospect of Russia prisoner swap
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As US attempts to negotiate prisoner swap, Brittney Griner is set to appear in court for ongoing trial
American basketball star Brittney Griner is returning to a Russian courtroom for her trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted.
WNBA star Brittney Griner will be cross-examined as part of her drug trial in Russia on Wednesday, her lawyers said, as her defense team claimed that cannabis oil found in her luggage was for medicinal purposes.
The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused Tuesday on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use.
The U.S. basketball star was detained at Moscow airport in February on charges of carrying vape cartridges with cannabis oil, which could carry a 10-year prison sentence.
American basketball star Brittney Griner is returning to a Russian courtroom for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted.
By Travis Caldwell and Anna Chernova, CNN This week’s trial proceedings in Russia over WNBA star Brittney Griner’s detention have shed more light on the details of her arrest, including her testimony that she wasn’t provided key information on her rights granted under Russian law.
Since Brittney Griner last appeared in her trial for cannabis possession, the question of her fate has expanded from a tiny, cramped courtroom on Moscow's outskirts to the highest level of Russia-U.S. diplomacy.
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The Russian trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner will continue Tuesday as US officials attempt to negotiate a prisoner swap for her release. The scheduled appearance in a courtroom near Moscow will mark Griner’s seventh hearing as Russian prosecutors accuse her of trying to smu…
American basketball star Brittney Griner is back in court for her trial for cannabis possession amid U.S. diplomatic efforts to secure her release. The WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The Russian trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner is continuing Tuesday as US officials attempt to negotiate a prisoner swap for her release. The scheduled appearance in a courtroom near Moscow marks Griner’s seventh hearing as Russian prosecutors accuse her of trying to smuggle…
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN The Russian trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner continued Tuesday as US officials attempt to negotiate a prisoner swap for her release. The scheduled appearance in a courtroom near Moscow marked Griner’s seventh hearing as Russian prosecutors accuse her of trying to smuggle le…
American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to a Russian courtroom Tuesday, holding up personal pictures of her loved ones as her trial for cannabis possession wrapped up and calls for diplomatic efforts to secure her release intensified.
Griner made her first appearance before the court since Washington’s decision to publicly acknowledge its prisoner swap offer to Russia to help secure her release.
Lawyers for the WNBA star argued in a Russian courtroom that an expert erred when examining cannabis vape cartridges found in her luggage when she got to Russia.
