Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year drug smuggling conviction in Russia was denied by the Moscow Regional Court. While her sentence remains unchanged, her incarceration before the trial will count as a day and a half for each day served, effectively reducing her time to about eight years. Griner's legal team argued she was prescribed cannabis for pain management, and she expressed remorse in court, stating she made an honest mistake. U.S. authorities have classified her detention as wrongful and called for her release, with President Biden labeling the conviction as unacceptable.
The decision to uphold Brittney Griner's nine-year sentence maintains that every day she was detained before trial counts as a day and a half.
Brittney Griner said in court, 'I made an honest mistake, and I hope that in your ruling, it doesn't end my life here.'
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