Under Russian law, the defense team had 10 days to do so after the sentencing. The grounds for the appeal were not immediately clear.
US basketball player Brittney Griner, who was detained at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and later charged with illegal possession of cannabis, stands inside a defendants' cage during the reading of the court's verdict in Khimki outside Moscow, Russia August 4, 2022.(photo credit: REUTERS/EVGENIA NOVOZHENINA)ByREUTERSUpdated:
