“Respect for the rule of law” — that’s what Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Maryland, is calling for come Monday, when a Baltimore Circuit Court judge is expected to announce the verdict in the case of Police Officer Edward Nero, the second of six officers to go on trial for their role in connection with the death of Freddie Gray.

Cummings, a Baltimore native, said he trusts Judge Barry Williams, and that he will be “perfectly satisfied” with the verdict — “whatever our personal reaction might be.”

“Whatever may be Judge Barry Williams’ decision with respect to Officer Nero’s role in the death of Freddie Gray, that verdict will have as much legitimacy as our society and our justice system can provide,” Cummings said during a news conference today. “We will respect the decision.”