The first murder conviction read by Arapahoe County Judge Carlos Samour Thursday induced a whimper and several tissue-muffled sobs.
Those sitting on the packed right side of courtroom 201 — either survivors of the July 20, 2012, Colorado movie theater shooting rampage or loved ones of those killed — tried to heed the judge’s request to keep their emotions in check, but this day was a long time in the making.