President-elect Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to hide payments to Stormy Daniels made ahead of the 2016 election.

The New York Court of Appeals rejected Donald Trump’s request to delay his sentencing on the eve of his hearing. On Friday, Judge Juan Merchan will sentence the president-elect for his 34 felony convictions for falsifying business records in the Stormy Daniels hush money case,

Hours before the petition was filed, the president-elect spoke on the phone with Samuel Alito, who clarified that the impending appeal was not mentioned during the call.