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Brittney Griner Lawyers Hope For ‘Lenient’ Sentence After Medical Expert Testimony
The trial of WNBA star Brittney Griner continued in Moscow on Tuesday, with her defense staff presenting further evidence to help their posture that the Olympic gold medalist introduced hashish oil to Russia unintentionally, and that the cannabis oil was prescribed by a health care provider and not used for leisure reasons in the United States. All through Tuesday’s hearing, Griner’s legal professionals introduced in Russian narcologist Mikhail Tetyushkin, who discussed that “medical cannabis is a well-known cure especially among athletes” in a lot of international locations exterior of Russia, because of its therapeutic, anti-inflammatory homes. According to CNN, Tetyushkin presented details on the use of clinical hashish by athletes,…
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Brittney Griner to testify in trial, lawyers say
“Griner will testify tomorrow, and just after that, it really is her selection regardless of whether she answers any thoughts or not,” Alexander Boykov, a law firm for Griner, informed CNN on Tuesday. Prosecutors also will have an chance to issue Griner. The two-time Olympic gold medalist manufactured a transient court appearance at the Khimki court docket of the Moscow location on Tuesday wherever her defense group offered proof. Griner, 31, pleaded responsible to drug prices earlier this month but the US Condition Department says she is wrongfully detained. She faces up to 10 decades in jail. Griner’s supporters have known as for her release above fears she is currently…
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Brittney Griner was prescribed medical cannabis for ‘severe chronic pain,’ lawyers tell court
Griner’s protection group submitted to the Russian courtroom a letter from a US health care middle issuing a allow in Arizona in 2020 for the use of healthcare hashish for Griner to treat her chronic soreness caused by sports accidents. Also Friday, Griner’s trial was postponed till July 26 after her legal professionals claimed they essential extra time to prepare for subsequent steps. Griner, 31, has pleaded guilty to drug charges, which carries a sentence of up to 10 many years in prison. The defense hopes the plea will be thought of by the courtroom as a mitigating component and the sentence will not be critical. “Yesterday was very an…
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