Chapter 3, Problem 6AWK

You have been selected to serve on a jury for a trial involving a young man accused of public intoxication His defense attorney argues that the alcohol found in his system was the result of natural fermentation, that he had just finished a grueling one-hour workout during which his body could not meet the oxygen demand, and that the excess lactic acid that was produced during the exercise was then converted to alcohol by the process of lactic acid fermentation. Should you believe the defense attorney? Explain why or why not.