Department of Corrections v. Ayala

The Department of Corrections (“DOC”) seeks certiorari review of a sentencing order that directs it to have the defendant below, Johnny Ayala, serve the initial part of his eight-year prison sentence at the “Avon Park Rehab Facility.” We grant the petition.

Certiorari jurisdiction extends to the review of a circuit court order that violates the separation • of powers doctrine. See Dep’t of Child. & Fams. v. K.R., 946 So.2d 106, 107 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007) (“Because we conclude that the order in question violates the separation of - powers doctrine, and thus departed from the essential requirements…