Sports Brittney Griner’s guilty plea may be strategy for lenient sentence, legal expert on Russia says July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 Mike Freeman, USA TODAY Comments Off on Brittney Griner’s guilty plea may be strategy for lenient sentence, legal expert on Russia says Legal expert on Russia said next possible step after Brittney Griner's guilty plea would be decision to grant leniency or use her as bargaining chip.