Ex-U.Va. law student sentenced for break-in 
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CHARLOTTESVILLE (AP) A former University of Virginia law student convicted of breaking into the registrar’s office has avoided jail time.
Joshua Peter Gomes, 26, was sentenced last Tuesday to 10 years of good behavior.
Gomes pleaded guilty in August to breaking and entering. Prosecutors say he broke into the school’s registrar office to alter his law school ...
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