BBC reporting McGee lost appeal to have sentence reduced:
"A railway guard jailed for five years for causing the death of a teenage girl in Liverpool has lost his appeal to have his sentence reduced.
Georgia Varley died when she fell between the carriage and platform at James Street station in October 2011.
Christopher McGee, 46, of Wallasey, Wirral, was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence at Liverpool Crown Court.
The Court of Appeal in London refused his bid to have his sentenced reduced."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-22802290
ETA: More detail in this report:
"But in a 90-minute hearing at the London court, Lord Justice Pitchford threw out McGee's appeal.
The judge said McGee had taken the "inexplicable" decision to give the driver the signal to move off, knowing there was a "gross risk of death or serious injury" to a drunken teenager.
McGee's barrister, Peter Birkett QC, argued that the five-year term was out of step with previous sentencing decisions in gross negligence manslaughter cases and did not reflect his personal mitigation.
He had been a train guard for 20 years, had an unblemished record and had himself suffered from the incident due to post traumatic stress disorder and a first prison sentence for a man of good character.
"This is an appellant who was not previously of what might be described as the criminal milieu and so any imprisonment is particularly hard to bear," the QC told the three appeal judges.
But giving judgment, Lord Justice Pitchford said the appeal was not even arguable.
"What distinguishes this case is the appellant's inexplicable decision, knowing of the gross risk of death or serious injury to this drunk young women, to signal to the driver that it was safe to proceed," he said.
"It seems to us that this was gross negligence of a very high order in the performance of his responsibility, both to the public and to this individual over which the appellant had complete personal control.
"Standing back, we do not underestimate the severity of the sentence imposed, but we are quite satisfied that the trial judge, who was in the best position to make the assessment of seriousness, took account of all relevant factors.
"He reflected them in a sentence within the appropriate range and, for that reason, we are unable to conclude that the sentence he imposed was arguably manifestly excessive and, for that reason, we must reject the application."
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyrail-guard-christopher-mcgee-fails-4066878
