A person commits murder in the second degree when the person commits murder which is not murder in the first degree.
Murder in the second degree is a class “B” felony. However, notwithstanding section 902.9, subsection 2, the maximum sentence for a person convicted under this section shall be a period of confinement of not more than fifty years.
For purposes of determining whether a person should register as a sex offender pursuant to the provisions of chapter 692A, the fact finder shall make a determination as provided in section 692A.126.
Referred to in
Definition of forcible felony, §702.11
Eligibility for deferred judgment, deferred sentence, suspended sentence, §907.3