Crown in Quebec won’t appeal rejection of evidence obtained through photo radar
MONTREAL — The Crown won’t appeal a Quebec court decision that rejected evidence obtained from a photo radar machine.
One month after a woman was spared from having to pay a $1,160 speeding ticket issued from photo radar, Crown spokesman Jean-Pascal Boucher said his office will ensure the evidence it presents a judge in the future is admissible in court.
“We will not appeal,” Boucher said Wednesday. “In cases that are to come, we will take the necessary steps to ensure the evidence is admissible in front of the court and respects the rule of law.”
In November, Quebec court Judge Serge Cimon ruled police didn’t personally witness the woman breaking the law or check to see if the radar machine was functioning properly, making the evidence against her amount to hearsay.