The US enters into a treaty with 12 European Union states with the advice and consent of senate, agreeing to prohibit the death penalty in their respective jurisdiction. The senate attaches no reservations to the treaty. Shortly after the treaty enters into force, John Doe is arrested in Texas and charged with a capital crime. You are his Court appointed attorney, and after reading news reports about the treaty, Doe asks you if the treaty will affect his case, what should you tell him?