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Janis Doubted that Ned Is Crazy

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I'm a non-native speaker. The interpretation of the standalone sentence "Janis Doubted that Ned Is Crazy" seems varied vis-a-vis the use of the present tense for the be verb. I'm curious to know how you'd interpret it upon hearing the sentence.
What is an interpretation of "Janis doubted that Ned is crazy"? (My mother tongue is not English)
At the time of doubting he didn't believe it was true, but now he does.
At the time of doubting he didn't believe it was true, but the author thinks this is an unchanging fact throughout from a long time ago, perhaps, into the future.
Either of the above, depending on the situation it is uttered.
None of the above. (Please specify)
This poll was created on 2010-02-27 02:29:04 by Sssamy