Janezic v. State

This ease is a tragedy for all concerned. Nothing anyone can say or write can diminish the suffering of the family of a beloved minister gunned down by Eileen Janezic, an extremely mentally ill woman. Off her psychotropic medication and, in my opinion, in a severe psychotic state, Janezic killed an innocent man. Although the appeal has gone from our court to the Alabama Supreme Court, the question still remains: Was Eileen Janezic legally insane when she took the life of Rev. Jerry Simon?

This case was originally assigned to Judge Patterson, and while he was working on an opinion to circulate…