Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-304 : CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS — OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON —GENERAL PROVISIONS —304 - Murder in the second degree; penalty TEXT PDF (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 Laws 1977, LB 38, § 19.