The crowd in the gallery for the second day of the Aurora theater shooting trial has thinned some from yesterday.

On both the victim side and the media side of the courtroom there were a handful of empty seats this morning, though dozens more observers were watching a television feed from an overflow room.

Still, while the gallery crowd is smaller, the lawyers are working in a cramped space on the other side of the bar.

On the prosecution side, six lawyers, an Aurora police officer and an FBI agent are squeezed into three tables. On the other side, five defense lawyers, James Holmes and a defense investigator are squeezed into two tables.

There are three uniformed deputies positioned on that side of the bar, too, as well as three court staffers, a court recorder and the judge.

That fit is made even more snug because the court doubled the size of the jury box to make room for 24 jurors — a figure that includes 12 alternates.

This morning, before the judge took the stand, two prosecutors, Lisa Teesch-McGuire and Karen Pearson, battled with a lectern as they tried to wrangle it to the side to make room for witnesses approaching the witness stand.

Things could get more crowded as the trial goes on, too. So far, just one large piece of evidence — a model of the theater that looks to measure about 4-feet by 4-feet — is sitting in some of the empty space. As they introduce more exhibits, the judge said some will go on a sort of shelf behind the witness stand.

The atmosphere has been emotional for much of the hearing today, but the victims have followed the judge’s order and avoided any emotional outbursts. While many have wept quietly — especially when the 911 tapes from inside the theater that night were played — nobody has stormed out or sobbed loudly.

The jurors are keeping it together, too. One juror in particular appeared to be on the verge of tears during the 911 tape this morning.

And the jurors are paying pretty close attention, too. At least 10 of the 24 have taken a few notes, and one woman has taken notes almost the entire time witnesses have testified. The jurors are allowed to take notes, but the notes can’t leave the courtroom and the judge has told them to rely on their memory over the notes whenever they can.

The jurors have also asked questions of the witnesses. They asked Muni Gravelly if she heard the shooter say anything or if she saw the shooter. She said no to both. The jurors asked Gravelly a third question, but Judge Carlos Samour Jr. said the question wasn’t appropriate and didn’t say in court what the question was.

The jurors later asked Chichi Spruel how long it took police to arrive after she called 911. She said it seemed like a long time in that moment, but looking back the response was actually pretty quick.

The jurors also appeared to be trying to get a question to Judge Samour during Katie Medley’s testimony, but they didn’t get his attention before Medley stepped down from the stand.

Court gavels back in at 1:25 p.m. Check the live blog and Twitter for updates throughout the afternoon.