TOWNSEND, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts.) 1. Ground 1 of the amended motion for a new trial contends that the trial court erred in failing to charge without request as to the defense of alibi. This defense was not specially pleaded. It is a well-settled principle of law that failure to charge this defense in a criminal case is error, even in the absence of request, when the alibi is the only defense and is sustained by testimony. See Riggs v. State...
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