Closing arguments expected Wednesday in Publix shooting case
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Stories  CLEARWATER, Fla. - She was deep in thought for most of
the day while sitting at the defense table, often taking off her
glasses and staring down at legal pads.  Arunya Rouch listened
intently as her attorneys argued that she was insane and
suffered from mental illness when she allegedly shot her co-
worker, Greg Janowski, at the Tarpon Springs Publix in 2010.
Attorney George Tragos introduced the defense's star witness for
the case, psychiatrist Dr. Karl Jones. Tragos asked Dr. Jones,
"Did Arunya Rouch know when she shot Greg Janowski, and shot
police officers, did she know right from wrong?"  "I thought
that she was cognitively impaired, that she did not know right
from wrong. She was out to commit suicide by cop," answered Dr.
Jones.  Defense attorneys say that Rouch had a mental breakdown
and suffered from post trau