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Tuesday, September 10, 2002 Democratic Primary VOTE ANTON J. S. KEATING
Assistant State’s Attorney for Baltimore City
1969 – 1973;
Chief Prosecutor 1970 – 1973 “Prosecutor extraordinaire, defense counsel par excellence.”
Judge Wm. H. Murphy, Jr. Chief Counsel, Office of the Attorney General 1979 – 1981 “If court rooms were
boxing rings and lawyers were fighters Anton J. S. Keating would
be champ.” The Sun TRIAL EXPERIENCE Over 100 murder cases, including 70 death
penalty cases Over 1,000 other felony cases in federal
and state court Qualified as an Expert in Prosecution and
Defense by Circuit Courts Contributions: Citizens for Keating, 106
W. Madison St., Baltimore, MD 21201 410-528-1395 antonkeating@mindspring.com “He [Anton Keating]
conducted a lengthy 1972 grand jury probe into conditions at the
City jail which resulted in a scathing report citing incidence of
drug trafficking and sexual attacks there.
The Warden and President of the Jail Board were subsequently
removed…He also prosecuted members of the Ku Klux Klan for trying
to drive a black family out of a south Baltimore housing project…As
a public defender, Keating won a retrial for Irving Lee Wilson sentenced
to death for the drug related slaying of a suspected dope peddler.
Wilson ended up going from death to probation…Courthouse
habitués consider Keating a
formidable foe on either side of the trial table.” The News American “Anton Keating has
an excellent reputation as
a trial lawyer. He is thoroughly
familiar with the criminal justice system and is sensitive to the
inequities lingering there from the nation’s decades of official
racial duality…Mr. Keating’s record suggests that he would do all
in his power…and the State’s Attorney has considerable power, to
see that justice in Baltimore was racially blind…Nothing in the
Keating record suggests that Baltimore blacks have anything to fear
from him. The Sun urges his nomination.” The Sun Editorial “He won the confidence
of the Supreme Bench and of opposing attorneys as a man of legal statesmanship. Mr. Keating offers an extra welcome dimension:
he changed sides at the trial table and spent five years as a public
defender. He thereby gained
special even double insight into the trial process.
His field is criminal prosecution.
He deserves support.”
The Evening Sun Editorial “The News American
strongly feels that Anton Keating is best
qualified to wield the position’s [State’s Attorney] vast
powers…Keating has served on both sides of criminal law procedure
in Baltimore…He knows the strategies by which some criminal lawyers
try to out smart justice; also the devices sometimes used by overzealous
police and prosecutors. He has demonstrated ability to foil both.” The News American Editorial “Most people who
know Anton Keating agree that he would make an excellent State’s
Attorney for Baltimore City. His
humorous charm and resonant British voice would enliven the dullest
political speech. His peers also consider him a superb trial lawyer who
has seen all sides of the law as a public defender and as a prosecutor.”
“Keating is a lawyer’s lawyer.”
“Dramatic talent runs in the family. While Anton Keating was on
his way to becoming an eloquent player in real courtroom dramas,
his older brother, Charles, returned to England, where he became
a respected Shakespearean actor.” (Charles Keating won an Emmy for
best actor in 1995) Baltimore
Magazine “Defending Myers
is Anton J. S. Keating, a British-born attorney with a stylish courtroom
presence enhanced by an accent and demeanor that makes us think
all those Alfred Hitchcock movies were right on the button.
He has already left some local lawyers just a little awe-struck
with his ability to pin down the truths which best serve his client,
and to swat away any testimony that annoys him in his quest to gain
freedom for his client. He is a very, very good lawyer
to have on your side. If he were to be compared with an athlete,
he would be called a ‘gamer,’ willing to do everything required
to win; a crafty veteran who knows
full well how the game is played in the mind as well as on the field,
and who is willing to take risks and make bold plays to gain advantage
over his opponent. If he were an actor, he would be called a scene-stealer,
one who has the ability to compel attention for so long as he is
on stage.” The Carroll County Evening Sun Editorial “MCDAA member Anton J. S. Keating had the awesome responsibility
of defending Nathaniel Appleby, a penitentiary inmate charged with
the first degree murder of a penitentiary guard, with the prosecutor
pressing for the death penalty, and refusing to negotiate a plea
to a lesser charge. It remains a mystery to this writer how Mr.
Keating was able to save the life of Nathaniel Appleby. Mr. Keating worked with his exquisite talent…all
of us recognize Mr. Keating did a fantastic job for Appleby. Doing the best for your client successfully
is a justice we all understand. Congratulations Mr. Keating.” The Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association “Anton J.S. Keating,
a Baltimore City private defense attorney, was called as an expert witness to give an opinion as to
whether Huffington had received reasonably competent representation
in a capital murder case.”
The Howard County Aegis “It is doubtful
that anyone would disagree that arson and conspiracy are two of
the hardest of criminal cases to try. This case is an Arson case.
Anton not only did very well for his client, but also gives us the
continued opportunity to take pride in our members. There was no
time wasted in pronouncing the verdict of ‘Not Guilty’ as to both
charges. Maryland Criminal Defense Attorney Association would like
to congratulate Anton Keating on a job well done. This case covers not only the charge of arson,
but the unorthodox behavior of the prosecutor, failure of the police
and fire departments, as well as the insurance company to be as
thorough as possible in cases resulting in criminal charges.”
The Maryland Criminal Defense Attorneys’ Association “Mr. Keating did
an outstanding job in the defense
of Mr. Myers. Keating’s decision not to allow Myers to testify may
have kept Myers
from the gas chamber.” Chief Judge Donald Gilmore.
The Carroll County Times “Of all the candidates
for State Public Defender for The State of Maryland, the most intriguing
is Mr. Keating. Theatrical
and wily in the courtroom, Mr. Keating may be the only candidate
who approaches Alan Murrell in abilities as a lawyer.” The Sun Citizens for Keating, Marvin “Sam” Brave,
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