Paralysed man's blinks lead to murder verdict for the man who shot him The defence had tried to block a police video of the interview, saying David Chandler's blinking was inconsistent and unreliable. A jury convicted Ricardo Woods, 35, of murder and felonious assault. Jocelyn Chess, an assistant county prosecutor, said justice was served. After watching the video, Judge Beth Myers said she found the identification reliable. She noted that Chandler's identification was made by pronounced, exaggerated movement of the eyes and not by involuntary movements. Legal experts say such cases - where prosecutors attempt to show a defendant was identified by a gesture - are not unheard of but are unusual. Dying identifications relying on gestures rather than words are often not used in trials because of concern over reliability or differing interpretations.