One complication examining a cadaver for BAC is that the decomposition process can produce alcohol. Postmortem alcohol production is usually less than 70 mg/dL, but it can be as high as 100 mg/dL. Would it be possible to mistakenly report that a sober victim had been legally drunk at the time of death? Assume that the legal BAC level is 0.08 g/dL.

One complication examining a cadaver for BAC is that the decomposition process can produce alcohol. Postmortem alcohol production is usually less than 70 mg/dL, but it can be as high as 100 mg/dL. Would it be possible to mistakenly report that a sober victim had been legally drunk at the time of death? Assume that the legal BAC level is 0.08 g/dL.

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