No question was raised as to the regularity of the proceedings in respect to a special venire for the appellant's trial, and, in the absence of some question being raised on the trial, the statute creates a presumption that the proceedings in this respect are regular. Code 1923, § 3249; Cherry v. State, 214 Ala. 519" court="Ala." date_filed="1926-05-06" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/cherry-v-state-3224596?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="3224596">214 Ala. 519, 108 So. 536" court="Ala." date_filed="1926-05-13" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/westmoreland-v-birmingham-trust--savings-bank-3238645?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="3238645">108 So. 536.
In one of the grounds of the motion for new trial it is asserted that the court refused to allow the defendant to adduce evidence of self-defense under the plea of not guilty, and required him to plead specially. While this ground of the motion is not supported by a bill of exceptions, we deem it not improper to say that, in criminal trials, self-defense may be shown under the plea of not guilty. Roberson v. State, 183 Ala. 43" court="Ala." date_filed="1913-06-12" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/roberson-v-state-7366758?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="7366758">183 Ala. 43,62 So. 837" court="Ala." date_filed="1913-06-12" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/roberson-v-state-7366758?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="7366758">62 So. 837; Fowler v. State, 161 Ala. 1" court="Ala." date_filed="1909-05-20" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/fowler-v-state-7364220?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="7364220">161 Ala. 1, 49 So. 788" court="Ala." date_filed="1909-05-20" href="https://app.midpage.ai/document/fowler-v-state-7364220?utm_source=webapp" opinion_id="7364220">49 So. 788; 9 Enc. P. P. 784.
The record shows no error for which the judgment should be reversed.
Affirmed.
ANDERSON, C. J., and SAYRE and THOMAS, JJ., concur.