State v. Spann

OPINION

HARBISON, Chief Justice.

The sole issue presented in this case is the constitutionality of T.C.A. §§ 39 — 4101 to 4103 which prohibit the “scalping” of admission tickets to public events. The trial judge sustained the validity of the statutes. We affirm his decision.

Appellant entered a plea of nolo conten-dere to a charge of offering to sell tickets for certain games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament in 1980. Appellant had purchased twenty tickets for the final games of the regional and national tournaments. The admission charge shown on the face of…