During the trial, Milken testified to his actions in the supposed fraud the same actions for which he had pled guilty and his testimony in part convinced the judge, Federal district judge Louis Stanton of New York, to direct a verdict of acquittal, and to not allow the count to go to Jury.
FORBES: When looking a gift horse in the mouth, it's best to accurately count the teeth: Lowell Milken's Donation, and the Ignorant Condemnation That Followed