Court usher fired for 'baguette and machete' explanation to jury A dad-of-three was wrongly jailed for 17 years after an usher interfered with a deadlocked jury 05:00, 22 MAY 2021 Dad-of-three Stuart Whittaker was wrongly jailed for 17 years after a jury bailiff's actions (Image: Liverpool Echo) A jury bailiff explained the legal concept of 'intent' to a deadlocked jury by describing attacking someone with either a baguette or a machete. The usher's actions - in breach of a solemn oath - may have tipped the balance during 16 hours of heated deliberations at Liverpool Crown Court. Jurors decided dad-of-three Stuart Whittaker did have the intent to wound two victims, which saw him wrongly jailed for 17 years.