Defendant was tried before a jury and found guilty on two counts of aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer and two counts of felony obstruction of a law enforcement officer. The judgment of defendant's convictions and sentences was affirmed in Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga. App. 348 ( 441 S.E.2d 888), and the case was remanded to the trial court for a hearing on defendant's claim of ineffective assistance of trial counsel. Id. at 350 (4).
The indictment further alleged that the aggravated assaults were committed against the officers while they were engaged in their official duties, enhancing the sentencing provisions and requiring proof that the officers were, at the time of the assaults, discharging their duties. See OCGA § 16-5-21 (c); Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga.App. 348, 348 (1) (441 S.E.2d 888) (1994). Felony obstruction, which carries a lesser potential penalty than aggravated assault on a police officer, occurs when a person "knowingly and willfully resists, obstructs, or opposes any law enforcement officer . . . in the lawful discharge of his or her official duties by offering or doing violence to the person of such officer[.]" OCGA § 16-10-24 (b).
We find no error. The fact that Golden had filed an ante litem notice threatening suit against the City of Centerville based on the actions of its police officers in the incident giving rise to the criminal charges at issue provided a proper basis for cross-examination of Golden regarding her financial interest in the outcome of the trial. Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga. App. 348, 349-350 ( 441 SE2d 888) (1994); Cunningham v. State, 240 Ga. App. 92, 93 ( 522 SE2d 684) (1999). Judgment affirmed. Phipps and Mikell, JJ., concur.
Although Bounds contends that Asencio was the aggressor and that he merely acted to defend himself, the jury was entitled to believe the officers' version of the events. See Mai v. State, 259 Ga. App. 471, 472-473(1) ( 577 S.E.2d 288) (2003); Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga. App. 348 ( 441 S.E.2d 888) (1994). See Scott v. State, 227 Ga. App. 625, 627(1) ( 490 S.E.2d 104) (1997) (evidence was sufficient to support obstruction conviction where jury "obviously reject[ed] appellant's version of what transpired").
The presence of a drug dog used to sniff vehicles suspected of containing narcotics did not invalidate the roadblock. See Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga. App. 348, 349(2) ( 441 S.E.2d 888) (1994) (Fourth Amendment objections will not be considered for the first time on appeal). See Buell, supra.
However, this claim may not be considered for the first time on appeal. Harris made no written motion to suppress before trial and failed to object to the state's tender of the methamphetamine into evidence. See Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga. App. 348, 349 (2) ( 441 S.E.2d 888) (1994); Gee v. State, 210 Ga. App. 60, 61 (3) ( 435 S.E.2d 275) (1993). 2.
We will not consider errors, even those of constitutional magnitude, unless they were raised and ruled on in the trial court. See, e.g., Senase v. State, 258 Ga. 592 ( 372 S.E.2d 813) (1988); Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga. App. 348, 349 (2) ( 441 S.E.2d 888) (1994). 3. Jones also argues that his vehicles should not have been seized because the State failed to prove that the alleged contraband sold from the vehicles to the confidential informant was a controlled substance.
Jones v. State, 242 Ga. App. 357, 358-359 (1) (S.E.2d) (2000). Accord Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga. App. 348 (1) ( 441 S.E.2d 888) (1994) (scuffling with and kicking arresting officers is sufficient). 3. A person commits aggravated assault by committing an assault "[w]ith a deadly weapon or with any object, device, or instrument which, when used offensively against a person, is likely to . . . result in serious bodily injury."
United States v. Santana, 427 U.S. 38, 43 (96 SC 2406, 49 L.Ed.2d 300) (1976). Accord Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga. App. 348 (1) ( 441 S.E.2d 888) (1994); Brock v. State, 196 Ga. App. 605, 606 (2) ( 396 S.E.2d 785) (1990). As the Supreme Court explained in Santana, "hot pursuit" need not involve a high speed chase through public streets.
(Citations and punctuation omitted.) Duitsman v. State, 212 Ga. App. 348 (1) ( 441 S.E.2d 888) (1994). The foregoing evidence, construed in a light most favorable to the State, was sufficient to authorize a rational trier of fact to find Elrod guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of aggravated assault on a peace officer and misdemeanor obstruction of an officer.