The base of jail and prison sentences is set by law and influenced by the prosecutors, defense attorneys and judges. After a person is convicted, they face a jail or prison sentence based on a 33 year old law. The state legislature approved the law in 1981, and it was enacted in 1984. The state legislature approved the Sentencing Reform Act as a way to set standard sentences for crimes.
August [au-gust] as a boys' name is pronounced AW-gust. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of August is great, magnificient. The feminine version, Augusta, and the longer Latin version, Ausgustus, are more widely used in English-speaking countries. Sculptor Auguste Rodin; painter Auguste Renoir.
The August Revolution, also known as the August General Uprising, was a revolution launched by the Viá»t Minh against French colonial rule in Vietnam, on August 14, 1945. Within two weeks, forces under the Viá»t Minh had seized control of most rural villages and cities throughout the North, Center and South Vietnam, including Hanoi, where President Há» ChÃ­ Minh announced the formation of the Provisional Democratic Republic, Huáº¿, Saigon, exception in townships MÃ³ng CÃ¡i, VÄ©nh YÃªn ...