Moscow Court Reduces Drug Trafficking Sentence for Jailed U.S. Man

Russia reduces sentence for American Robert Woodland, who was convicted on drug charges

A Russian court reduced the sentence of detained American Robert Woodland, who has been held since last year, a report said.

Moscow Court Reduces Drug Trafficking Sentence for Jailed U.S. Man

A Moscow court reduced the drug trafficking prison sentence for Russian-born U.S. citizen Robert Woodland by three years, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing his lawyer.

Russia reduces sentence for American Robert Woodland, who was convicted on drug charges – Democratic Accent

A Russian court reportedly slashed the sentence of an American who has been held overseas following a drug trafficking conviction.  The sentence of Robert Woodland was reduced from 12.5 years to 9.5 years on Tuesday, his attorney, Stanislav Kshevitsky, told Reuters. It’s unclear why Woodland’s sentence was shortened. The State Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.  Woodland was found guilty last J…

A Russian court on Tuesday reduced the prison sentence of Robert Woodland, an American citizen convicted of attempted drug trafficking, from 12 and a half years to just 9 and a half years – an unusual step compared to the severe sentences that Moscow usually imposes on Western citizens. His lawyer, Stanislav Kshevitsky, said that no official reason was given for the reduction. Woodland, who was born in Russia and adopted as a toddler by an Ameri…

A Russian court has reduced the sentence of American citizen Robert Woodland, convicted of drug trafficking, from 12.5 to 9.5 years.

The Second Court of Cassation of General Jurisdiction commuted the sentence of US citizen Robert Woodland in a drug case: he was sentenced to 9.5 years in prison instead of 12.5 years. This is reported by “Commerce”. Woodland was detained in January 2024. According to investigators, he tried to bookmark drugs: he bought mephedrone and was going to hand it over to “unidentified persons”. RIA Novosti writes that 47 grams of mephedrone were found …