Brittney Griner is reportedly stressing about her future as she waits to hear back some assuring news regarding the start of her appeal hearings.
The WNBA star was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison on August 4 on drug smuggling charges, after having arrived at a Moscow airport with vape capsules containing less than one gram of medicinal cannabis oil in her luggage back in February.
Griner’s lawyer Maria Blagovolina tells PEOPLE that she not only finds the ruling “absolutely unreasonable,” but their legal team has also waited close to a month since the sentencing and has yet to hear back regarding their appeal request.
The attorney added that Brittney is stressed and very much concerned with the future, that appealing a court order rarely sees a judge change the Russian prison sentence that was initially given, but they’ve been determined to at least give it a try.
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