Zamora v. State

This case involves the question of whether the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Padilla v. Kentucky, 559 U.S. 356, 130 S.Ct. 1473, 176 L.Ed.2d 284 (2010) should be retroactively applied. Although courts around the country are split on the matter, each of the other four district courts of appeal in Florida has concluded that Padilla is not retroactive in application. See Smith v. State, 85 So.3d 551 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012); Barrios-Cruz v. State, 63 So.3d 868 (Fla. 2d DCA 2011); Hernandez v. State, 61 So.3d 1144 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011) (certifying question), rev. granted, 81 So.3d 414…