BENTONVILLE, Ark. AP _ Former Wal-Mart Stores Inc. executive Thomas Coughlin is asking for a hearing on an appeals court ruling that could mean he will face a prison term rather than home confinement for fraud and tax evasion.

Coughlin, who was once the No. 2 executive at Wal-Mart, filed papers Tuesday seeking to overturn an appeals court panel’s order that the trial court conduct a new sentencing hearing.