When and where did the Cody Brown trial occur?

1. One clear match: Cody Brown’s 2019 trial and sentencing in Linn County, Iowa

The Gazette reported that a defendant named Cody Brown was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the 2018 death of his girlfriend and was sentenced in late August/September 2019; the sentencing took place in the Linn County Courthouse in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where Chief Judge Patrick Grady imposed a sentence of up to five years ^[1]. That article describes courtroom details, victim impact statements, and the judge’s remarks about evidence of a controlling relationship ^[1].

2. A different “Brown” tried in November 2022 in D.C. — not explicitly “Cody”

FindLaw’s federal appellate decision refers to defendants “Schwartz, Brown, and Maly” who “were tried before a jury in November 2022” in connection with attending the Jan. 6, 2021 events in Washington, D.C.; the decision notes travel from California, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and ties them to the Stop the Steal rally and subsequent Capitol events ^[2]. That source does not supply a first name “Cody” for the Brown in that prosecution, so identifying that defendant as “Cody Brown” is not supported by the supplied reporting ^[2].

3. Multiple similarly named individuals and potential for confusion

The search results include several entries about Kody (spelled with a K) Brown — the reality-TV figure from Sister Wives — and coverage of his related legal matters (custody/paternity disputes and lawsuits), with reporting across IMDb, ScreenRant, The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, and others ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}. These items concern family-court actions and media coverage, not a criminal trial for a “Cody Brown”; conflating Kody Brown (reality star) with Cody Brown (criminal defendant) would mix separate persons and proceedings ^{[3] [4] [7]}.

4. What the available sources do not say

Available sources do not mention a single, recent trial for a person named “Cody Brown” beyond the 2019 Linn County case ^[1], nor do they confirm that the federal November 2022 jury trial referenced in the FindLaw opinion involved a first-name “Cody” ^[2]. They also do not provide other trial dates, courtroom locations, or jurisdictions that would uniquely identify a different “Cody Brown” criminal trial beyond these items ^{[2] [1]}.

5. How to proceed if you need a precise match

If you mean the Cody Brown who was sentenced in 2019: the trial/conviction and sentencing activity were in Linn County (Cedar Rapids), Iowa, culminating in a guilty verdict in 2019 and sentencing at the Linn County Courthouse ^[1]. If you meant a Brown tried in November 2022 in Washington, D.C., note that the FindLaw appellate opinion names “Brown” among co-defendants tried that month but does not give a first name, so further confirmation (court docket, local press, or party list from the indictment) is required to verify that Brown’s given name is “Cody” ^[2]. The supplied sources do not include that further identifying information ^[2].

6. Caveats and potential agendas in the record

Local news (The Gazette) presents a courtroom narrative and sentencing details about a criminal conviction ^[1]. The federal FindLaw opinion is a legal appellate document summarizing procedural history of Jan. 6 prosecutions and underscores legal arguments about joinder and plea disparities; it is not a human-interest profile and does not aim to identify first names beyond the record excerpts supplied ^[2]. Entertainment outlets (IMDb, ScreenRant, The Ashley) cover the reality-TV Kody Brown’s family litigation with a different tone and potential commercial/celebrity focus; those items might encourage conflation of similarly spelled names if read without attention to jurisdiction and context ^{[3] [4] [7]}.

If you tell me which “Cody/Kody Brown” you had in mind (criminal defendant in Iowa 2019, a Brown in the Nov. 2022 D.C. trial, or the reality-TV Kody Brown involved in family-court filings), I will extract and summarize the relevant citations and dates from the sources you want.