People v. Bailey

*303Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Budd G. Goodman, J.), rendered December 18, 2002, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of attempted burglary in the third degree and possession of burglar’s tools, and sentencing him, as a persistent felony offender, to an aggregate term of 15 years to life, unanimously affirmed.

The court properly exercised its discretion in excluding evidence of the civilian complaint filed by defendant against the arresting officers following the instant arrest, since defendant failed to make any showing of the character and seriousness of the complaint (see…