Well, I haven't really been paying attention to the Mendiola thing lately, but last Sunday Greg Bishop had this long article in the Seattle Times describing the whole saga -- the case, the resulting family troubles, the "Mendiola Rule," the Taurasi incident, etc.

The hook of the article is that Gio and Giuli might sit out next year. That, to me, seems totally unlikely -- can't imagine that anyone in the family would want that.

Anyway, the brothers were extradited to Coeur D'Alene in early June and were in court last week. The victim's parents, Stewart and Molly Butler, were also there and apparently will attend the trials.

It looks like there are going to be separate trials. At least one defendant has raised speedy trial issues, so they could get going as early as next month.