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Later, under questioning by Zobel, defense attorney Judith L. Lindahl told the judge that there were reasons for Moran to waive a jury trial...
...Suzanne Moran and her husband, Mellon Professor of Humanities William L. Moran, were indicted last December on charges that they sexually assaulted their young grandchildren while they were supposed to be caring for them. William Moran, who was not involved in Monday's hearing, will likely be tried separately after his wife's trial is complete, Zobel said...
Asked by Zobel what she understood to be the meaning of a jury trial, Moran said she thought of it as "a trial of 12 peers." Zobel found that she was "fully aware" of the difference between a jury and a jury-waived trial...
...before granting the request, Zobel graphically explained to Suzannne Moran the definitions of aggravated rape of a person under 16 and indecent assault and battery charges...
Zobel told Moran that the prosecutor--to get a conviction--would have to prove that "you had sexual intercourse with [your grandson] who was then under age 16...and that you compelled [him] to submit by force or threat of bodily injury...