A federal court has denied a request by imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to delay his resentencing while he asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case.
An order from the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago denies last week's request by the Illinois Democrat's lawyers. The order says resentencing won't interfere with the high-court appeal.
A three-judge panel overturned five of his corruption convictions in July and ordered his resentencing on the 15 remaining counts.
The 7th Circuit earlier refused Blagojevich's request for a full-court rehearing, so the Supreme Court is his last hope of getting more convictions tossed.
Blagojevich is serving a 14-year prison term, including for trying to sell President Barack Obama's old Senate seat.
