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witness box

Click on the numbers to find out what these peoples roles are in the Sheriff Court (Criminal).

county court public press witness sheriff Sheriff's Clerk Defence Counsel Procurator Fiscal Defendant jury

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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