For bacterial pneumonia, doctors prescribe antibiotics. Viral pneumonia doesn't respond to antibiotics, so treatment may be limited to rest and fluids. In fact, getting enough fluids is vital to fight the dehydration from rapid breathing and fever that's often a side effect of pneumonia.
For instance, in cases where the defendant has a history of mental illness, or has never committed a crime, the defense attorney can make a case for a lighter sentence. There can be many mitigating circumstancesâitâs the role of the defense attorney to find and present them.
A criminal defense attorney can make much more money than a prosecutor, but most defense attorneys do not. The reality is that your typical criminal defendant--young men between the ages of 18-25--is going to struggle to pay any legal fees, let alone hundreds of dollars per hour to a high-profile attorney.