Jerry L. Vassar v. Herman Solem, Warden, South Dakota State Penitentiary and Mark v. Meierhenry, Attorney General of the State of South Dakota

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

Jerry L. Vassar appeals the district court’s denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Vassar, while in the custody of the Sioux Falls, South Dakota Police Department on another matter, agreed to take a polygraph examination regarding a fire which occurred at his girlfriend’s home. One person was killed during the fire. After the examination, Vassar was told that his responses indicated he was having difficulty with some of the questions. When asked by the examiner if he would like to talk about it, Vassar confessed to starting the fire. At his trial, his motion…