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Click on the numbers to find out what these peoples roles are in a Court of Session.

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6 The Public

Ordinary people who have come to see the court case.

They are allowed into the public gallery to watch the trial. At a trial that has been in the news or involves famous people there can be large queues of people who want to get in. More people will turn up than can be allowed into the gallery.

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