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OAKLAND A 46-year-old Oklahoma native charged with murdering a man outside the Lake Merritt BART station last August shocked everyone with a surprise announcement at the start of a key pretrial hearing. Juan Andres Martinez announced at the start of his Nov. 13 preliminary hearing that he wished to serve as his own lawyer in a case where he faces 27 years to life if convicted. Though his education is limited to a high school diploma from Midwest City, Okla., Martinez assured Judge Rhonda