Derek Chauvin's lawyer is expected to ask a court to throw out his murder convictions
![In this image taken from video, former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin addresses the court at the Hennepin County Courthouse in Minneapolis in 2021. An attorney for Chauvin will ask an appeals court Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, to throw out his convictions in the murder of George Floyd, arguing that numerous legal and procedural errors deprived him of his right to a fair trial.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/01/18/ap23017609173211_wide-dd184aa7532f7dc9f9aa2f557560d5654ed2bf80.jpg?s=600)
The former Minneapolis police officer was convicted in the murder of George Floyd. Chauvin, who is white, pinned the Black man to the ground with his knee on his neck for 9 1/2 minutes.
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