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murder: Definition, Synonyms and Much More from Answers.com (7179 words) |
 | Under the felony murder doctrine, a person who attempts or commits a specified felony may be held responsible for a death caused by an accomplice in the commission of the felony, an attempt to commit the felony, or flight from the felony or attempted felony. |
| A second-degree murder may be downgraded to manslaughter if mitigating factors were involved in the killing, such as adequate provocation by the victim or the absence of intent or recklessness on the part of the defendant. |
| Murder rates in Japan and Iceland are among the lowest in the world, around 0.5; the rate of the United States is among the highest among all developed countries, around 5.5 (2004, [1]), with rates in major cities sometimes over 50 per 100,000[2]. |
| Murder on the Orient Express Summary (968 words) |
| Murder on the Orient Express (Collins, London, 1934) also called Murder on the Calais Coach (Dodd Mead, New York, 1934) is a 1934 novel by Agatha Christie. |
| The book was made into a 1974 movie entitled Murder on the Orient Express starring Albert Finney as Poirot, with Ingrid Bergman receiving her third Academy Award, as best supporting actress in the role of the Swedish missionary Greta Ohlsson. |
| Poirot, a character in Agathe Christie's novel Murder on the Orient Express, proves himself to be an extraordinary detective. |
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