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STATE v. MAJOR

34298.

243 Ga. 255 (1979)

253 S.E.2d 724

THE STATE v. MAJOR et al.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

Decided March 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinson McAuliffe, Solicitor, Charles Hadaway, Assistant Solicitor, for appellant.

Moulton, Carriere, Cavan & Maloof, J. Wayne Moulton, for appellees.

Arthur K. Bolton, Attorney General, W. Davis Hewitt, Staff Assistant Attorney General, amicus curiae.

JORDAN, Justice.

The only question presented in this appeal is the constitutionality of Code § 96-602 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 172; Ga. L. 1973, p. 196) which prohibits the "scalping" of tickets to sports events. Code § 96-602 provides that: "It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, or offer for sale, any ticket of admission or other evidence of the right of entry to any football game, basketball game, baseball game, soccer game, hockey game, or golf tournament...

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