A murder is in the first degree if it is: a deliberate, premeditated, and willful killing; committed by lying in wait; committed by poison; or committed in the perpetration of or an attempt to perpetrate: arson in the first degree; burning a barn, stable, tobacco house, warehouse, or other outbuilding that: is not parcel to a dwelling; and contains cattle, goods, wares, merchandise, horses, grain, hay, or tobacco; burglary in the first, second, or third degree; carjacking or armed carjacking; escape in the first degree from a State correctional facility or a local correctional facility; kidnapping under § 3–502 or § 3–503(a)(2) of this article; mayhem; rape; robbery under § 3–402 or § 3–403 of this article; sexual offense in the first or second degree; sodomy as that crime existed before October 1, 2020; or a violation of § 4–503 of this article concerning destructive devices. A person who commits a murder in the first degree is guilty of a felony and on conviction shall be sentenced to: imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole; or imprisonment for life. Unless a sentence of imprisonment for life without the possibility of parole is imposed in compliance with § 2–203 of this subtitle and § 2–304 of this title, the sentence shall be imprisonment for life. A person who solicits another or conspires with another to commit murder in the first degree is guilty of murder in the first degree if the death of another occurs as a result of the solicitation or conspiracy.