Opinion ID: 2757661
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Teresa

Text: Blake contends that in 2012, Teresa changed her testimony about whether on August 12, 2002, Blake confessed to her that he shot someone. During Blake’s 2005 trial, Teresa was asked if Blake had indicated to her that he had shot someone. Teresa initially answered, “[s]omething that like,” but after being confronted with her grand jury testimony, Teresa testified that Blake said that he - 63 - shot someone. In her 2012 deposition, Teresa testified that Blake did not say he shot someone but “just said he beat somebody with a bat or something like that.” The record supports the postconviction court’s conclusion that Teresa’s 2012 deposition testimony was not as credible as her 2005 trial testimony. Teresa’s 2012 testimony was internally inconsistent. Teresa insisted that her “story is still the same” but also contradicted her trial testimony.