Response by Bernard Okojie re 79 Motion in Limine by Government — USA v. Okojie (Dkt. 91, S.D. Ga.)

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Filed March 10, 2023 as Document 91 in Case No. 4:22-CR-84 (S.D. Ga., Savannah Division), this is Defendant Bernard Okojie's Response to the Government's Motion in Limine (Document 79), filed by counsel John J. Ossick, Jr. It states he has no authenticity objections to any document for which notices and certificates of authenticity were furnished. On the government's request to admit certain evidence, it says his own motion in limine (Document 75) concerns matters involving another individual that were not in the government's 404(b) notice, and that no recording or transcript of his proffer was provided. It also states he is not offering negligence of a victim as a defense. These are the defense's positions.

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA           
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 CASE NUMBER: 4:22-CR-84
       
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BERNARD OKOJIE, 
       
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Defendant 
       
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DEFENDANT BERNARD OKOJIE’S      
RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT’S MOTION IN LIMINE  
COMES NOW, BERNARD OKOJIE, Defendant in the above-styled action, by and
through his undersigned counsel of record, and files this his response to the Government’s
Motion in Limine (Document 79) as follows:
1. Certain Records in this Case are Self-Authenticating: 
Mr. Okojie has no authenticity objections as to any document for which notices and
certificates of authenticity have been furnished.
2. Motion to Admit Certain Evidence at Trial:  
Mr. Okojie’s motion in limine (Document 75) references matters concerning his
involvement with Brandon Richardson, and contends that these crimes were not included in the
government’s 404(b) notice; therefore, they should not be admissible in the present case.  There
has not been any repudiation by Mr. Okojie, either directly or through pleadings filed by counsel,
of any matter in his proffer.  Identifying in Defendant’s motion in limine that the crimes involve
Brandon Richardson as a party are different crimes than those contained in the indictment is not
any material change from what Mr. Okojie has previously stated.    
The government did not name or include in the present indictment any criminal acts 
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involving Mr. Okojie and Brandon Richardson.  Brandon Richardson is not named directly or
otherwise identified as any of the unnamed individuals in the indictment (Count One - Paragraph 
27 of the indictment references Individuals 1 through 8 respectively and Paragraph 28 references
Individuals 3, 5, 4, 6, 7, 1, 8, and 2.  Count Two - Paragraph 31 references Individual 4.) The 
discovery materials and matters involving Mr. Okojie and Brandon Richardson, as can best be
determined, are not included in the transactions identified by descriptions in the indictment.
 No recording or transcript of Mr. Okojie’s proffer has ever been provided and the only
report included in the discovery materials was a summary of the interview.  
3. Motion to Exclude Certain Argument and Evidence at Trial:  
Mr. Okojie is not offering “negligence of a victim” as a defense.
Respectfully submitted, this 10th day of March, 2023.     
    
/s/John J. Ossick, Jr. 
Georgia Bar Number 555150
JOHN J. OSSICK, JR., P.C.
Post Office Box 1087
Kingsland, Georgia 31548
Telephone:  912-729-5864
E-mail: ossick@tds.net
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA           
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v.
      
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 CASE NUMBER: 4:22-CR-84
       
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BERNARD OKOJIE, 
       
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Defendant 
       
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
This is to certify that I have this day served all parties in this case in accordance with the
directives from the Court Notice of Electronic Filing (“NEF”), which was generated as a result
of electronic filing.
This 10th day of March, 2023.           
/s/John J. Ossick, Jr. 
Georgia Bar Number 555150
JOHN J. OSSICK, JR., P.C.
Post Office Box 1087
Kingsland, Georgia 31548
Telephone:  912-729-5864 
E-mail: ossick@tds.net
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