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Judge grants media request to unseal Bobbi Kristina autopsy

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FILE- In this Aug. 1, 2015 file photo, a hearse caring the casket of Bobbi Kristina Brown leaves her funeral service in Alpharetta, Ga. A judge in Atlanta has granted a television station\'s request to unseal the autopsy report for Bobbi Kristina Brown. The 22-year-old daughter of Houston was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta townhome Jan. 31, 2015, and died in hospice care July 26. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

ATLANTA – A judge in Atlanta has issued an order to unseal the autopsy report for Bobbi Kristina Brown.

Fulton County Superior Court Judge Henry Newkirk on Thursday granted a motion filed by media organizations.

Media lawyers argued the September sealing order violated the state and federal constitutions and court rules because there was no public notification or opportunity for a hearing. The state argued the law exempts records sealed by court order.

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard said in a statement he believes the records should remain sealed but that he will follow the instructions of the court.

The 22-year-old daughter of singer Whitney Houston was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta townhome Jan. 31, 2015, and died in hospice care July 26.

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