Brittney Griner appeared back in Russian court Tuesday for the trial involving the allegations that she carried vape cartridges with hashish oil in her luggage while at an airport near Moscow.
The Mercury star has stated that she had no criminal intent and that the cartridges ended up in her luggage because she was packing quickly. As U.S. officials work to secure her release, ESPN’s T.J. Quinn reported that a verdict and sentence for Griner are expected Friday, which would come one day after the trial’s scheduled closing statements.
Griner entered the court in handcuffs and was placed in a cage during Tuesday's trial in Khimki, a city on the northern edge of Moscow. In her hearing, prosecutors called a state narcotics expert who observed cannabis in Griner’s luggage.
