NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A Doña Ana County woman's convictions in a murder-for-hire plot have been overturned. In 2022 Cristal Cardenas was found guilty for the 2018 shooting deaths of her ex boyfriend Mario Cabral and his girlfriend Vanessa Mora. A jury had sentenced her to life and an additional 24 years. Story continues below Crime: Video - Stolen vehicle driver totals APD vehicle in crash with officer NM Film: ‘Rust’ trailer released more than three years after fatal on-set shooting Sports: Rio Rancho fires boys basketball coach after 16 years Investigators in the case say Cardenas paid a $3,000 retainer to a man named Edward Alonso to kill Cabral and Mora, who were found shot to death in their home. The New Mexico Supreme Court has now reversed Cardenas' convictions. They say the state made errors during the trial by allowing prosecutors to question Cardenas about her then 6-month-old daughter testing positive for meth. The supreme court says that questioning was inadmissible in the case and likely impacted they jury's verdict and that evidence in the case was circumstantial. According to the court's decision, Cardenas will be re-tried on all charges. ...read more read less