(1) A person commits murder in the second degree if he causes the death of a person intentionally, but without premeditation. (2) Murder in the second degree is a Class IB felony.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-304
Murder in the second degree; penalty
Applied in 111 court decisions — leading case State v. Burlison (1998)
Most recently applied in State v. Wilson (January 2026)
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 19.
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