Derek Chauvin's lawyer asks a Minnesota appeals court to toss his murder convictions

Updated January 18, 2023

Rachel Treisman

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 asked an appeals court on Wednesday 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. (AP)

This article was originally published on January 18, 2023.

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