The 2006 Supreme Court decision in Kansas v. Marsh determined that a state court may require juries to sentence a defendant to death, even when there is an equal weight of mitigating circumstances and

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The Supreme Court decision in Kansas v. Marsh established that a state court may require a jury to impose a death sentence even when there is an equal weight of mitigating circumstances and aggravating evidence. This means that the presence of aggravating evidence, such as the severity of the crime or the defendant's prior criminal record, can override mitigating circumstances, such as the defendant's youth or mental illness. Therefore, option C (aggravating evidence) is the correct answer.

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