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Prosecutors in Quebec will not appeal a sternly worded court decision that found flaws in photo-radar evidence for a $1,160 speeding ticket, a spokesman said Wednesday.

The court decision, released last month, came with a warning to prosecutors that similar evidence would no longer be tolerated — prompting Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre to voice concerns to the provincial government, “considering that thousands of tickets could be cancelled because the process was called inexact.”

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After the court decision, the Quebec Justice Ministry suggested an appeal hinged on whether the judgment would nullify other tickets issued by photo radar.

But on Wednesday, Crown spokesman Jean-Pascal Boucher said there were no fears that past traffic tickets involving photo radar would be affected — so the Crown opted instead to make changes to ensure future photo-radar evidence is admissible. He wouldn’t specify what the changes would be, though.