PHILLIP P BISHOP

Second-degree murder is intentionally killing another person, or killing someone through unlawful distribution of Schedule I or Schedule II drugs (or fentanyl/carfentanil) when the drug directly causes the death. Punishment ranges from 15 to 60 years in prison and up to $50,000 in fines, with enhanced sentences if the victim is a minor or if the defendant committed multiple acts of domestic abuse against the same victim showing a pattern of conduct likely to cause death.

Penalty: Class A felony; 15-60 years; fine up to $50,000

Two or more people commit conspiracy when they agree that one or more of them will commit a crime and each person intends to help commit that crime. If someone in the conspiracy knows others in the group also conspired with additional people for the same crime, they're guilty of conspiring with all of them. A person can only be convicted of one conspiracy even if multiple crimes were planned together, and there must be proof of at least one overt act (a real step toward the crime) taken by someone in the conspiracy.

Penalty: Classification not specified