g courts the power to allow victim's attorney to take over as private prosecutor). 87 See 12 RL Gen. Laws$§12-4-1, 12-4-2, 12-4-6, 12-12-1.3 (2017); Cronan ex rel. State v. Cronan, 774 A.2d 866, 871 (RI. 2001) (approving private misdemeanor prosecution for assault under state statutes). 88 See State v.