Legal Opinion
United States of America, Plainiff-Appellant v. Tracy Prows
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 5, 1997No. 95-4163PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
Tracy Prows was convicted of mail fraud and wire fraud for his role in a scheme to obtain software from WordPerfect at discounted prices by misrepresenting the identity of the purchaser. After an unsuccessful appeal, 1 Prows collaterally attacked his conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, claiming that he had received ineffective assistance of counsel. The district court agreed and vacated the judgment. However, the district court misconstrued what is required for a conviction under the mail fraud and wire fraud statutes, 18 U.S.C. §§ 1341, 1343, and as a result misapplied the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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