The DEATH PENALTY — CJA-30 WORKSHEET is a legal form used in the United States to assess the appropriateness of sentencing a convicted person to death. This worksheet is usually used in capital cases—cases in which the defendant may be eligible for a death sentence—by trial courts in order to make an informed and consistent determination of the appropriateness of a death sentence. The worksheet is typically completed by a jury panel or assigned judge, and consists of a variety of factors that should be taken into account when deciding whether to impose a death sentence. The factors considered include the defendant’s prior criminal history, the nature of the crime, the defendant’s mental health, and the impact the death sentence would have on the victim’s family. The DEATPENALTYLT— - CJA-30 WORKSHEET comes in two forms: the original CJA-30 worksheet and the revised CJA-30 worksheet. The original CJA-30 worksheet is used in all death penalty cases in the United States, while the revised CJA-30 worksheet is used in states that have adopted the revised version of the form. The major difference between the two forms is that the revised CJA-30 worksheet allows for consideration of mitigating factors that may reduce the likelihood of a death sentence being imposed.