State v. Galvez

SANDSTROM, Justice.

[¶ 1] Convicted of gross sexual imposition, Juan Galvez argues that the State used improper gender-based peremptory challenges in jury selection and that there was insufficient evidence to sustain his convictions. We affirm.

I

[¶ 2] In November 2012, Galvez was charged with two counts of gross sexual imposition, both class A felonies, for engaging in sexual acts with two minor girls. According to the complaint, the girls were under the age of fifteen, while Galvez was over the age of eighteen but under the age of twenty-two, when the acts occurred. Both girls, when…