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STATE v. SPANN

623 S.W.2d 272 (1981)

STATE of Tennessee, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. John A. SPANN, III, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Tennessee.

November 9, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Dugger, Nashville, for defendant-appellant.

John C. Zimmermann, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel, William M. Leech, Jr., Atty. Gen., Nashville, of counsel, for plaintiff-appellee.

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 contendere to a charge of offering to sell tickets for certain games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball tournament...

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