Or any other state for that matter.
And if so, how is that working out?
I would think a 3-strike state would not allow plea bargains, otherwise, what’s the point? That would be California, I’d think.
Since 1975, Alaska has had what they call a ban on plea bargaining. It reduced plea bargaining for a while, especially in the early years, but the ban doesn’t seem to have been very stringently enforced. I haven’t read it all, but the state’s Judicial Council has a page about it here: http://www.ajc.state.ak.us/Reports/pleafram.htm
California does have a 3-strikes law however we also have plenty of plea bargains (my cousin is a cop in SoCal, my good friend is a criminal defense attorney, I hear all about cases and how they conclude).
The plea bargain in a case like that more likely works out to “well, if you’ll plead guilty to this, this, this and this and these special conditions over here, we’ll charge you with a bunch of lesser charges that don’t count as a strike…”
You may cut down on plea bargaining, but it makes the entire criminal justice system better for EVERYONE, so it’ll still occur at some level.
FWIW I emailed my lawyer friend and he confirmed that they do still plea bargain in 3 strikes cases but it’s generally a pretty lousy deal for the defendant. Since the alternative is “25 To Life” they’ve kinda got you over a barrel unless the case is extremely weak.