Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in drug trial
Brittney Griner sentenced to 9 years in drug trial
(NewsNation) — A Russian court on Thursday sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling.
Griner was convicted of “deliberately” bringing narcotics into the country with criminal intent.
A Russian state prosecutor had requested 9 ½ years in prison — short of the maximum of 10 years — for Griner, who said in her closing remarks that bringing vape…