Linda Carty v. Rick Thaler, Director

REVISED October 15, 2009 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED September 17, 2009 No. 08-70049 Charles R. Fulbruge III Clerk LINDA ANITA CARTY, Petitioner - Appellant, v. RICK THALER, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division Before KING, DENNIS, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. KING, Circuit Judge: A Texas jury convicted and sentenced to death petitioner–appellant…