Carol Anne Laletta Bond is appealing her conviction on a federal chemical weapon charge . She used it to try to get back at a woman who had an affair with Bond 's husband . She then tried to poison Haynes some two dozen times over several months , secretly sprinkling the chemicals on an apartment doorknob , car door handles , and a mailbox . Attorney : ` ` I did n't think that the federal government had any right to be in this case '' Justice Kennedy said Bond 's conviction falls under an international chemical weapon treaty .
Carol Anne Laletta Bond is appealing her conviction on a federal chemical weapon charge . She used it to try to get back at a woman who had an affair with Bond 's husband . Attorney : ` ` I did n't think that the federal government had any right to be in this case '' Justice Kennedy said Bond 's conviction falls under an international chemical weapon treaty .