Street was indicted on March 9, 1993, for the offenses of burglary, first degree forgery and theft by taking. After he failed to appear at arraignment on March 19, 1993, the State learned that Street was incarcerated at the Lowndes County Correctional Institute. The trial court entered an order dated March 23, 1993, directing the Department of Offender Rehabilitation to produce Street for arraignment on June 4, 1993, and for trial on June 14, 1993. On March 26, 1993, Street forwarded a demand for speedy trial to the Superior Court of Muscogee County and served a copy on the district attorney's office by U. S. mail. A copy of the demand, bearing a stamp indicating it was filed on March 30, 1993, is included in the record on appeal. It is undisputed that the case was not tried during the February or April terms of court. The State acknowledges in its brief that "for some unexplained reason . . . the Department of Corrections did not produce [Street] for the scheduled arraignment and trial." On June 8, 1993, Street filed a motion for discharge and acquittal. At a hearing on the motion, the trial judge found that the court's March 23 order substantially complied with the definition of a detainer. Therefore, it concluded, Street should have followed the procedure outlined in OCGA 42-6-3 for ensuring a trial date and his demand for speedy trial pursuant to OCGA 17-7-170 was ineffective. A detainer is "a written instrument executed by the prosecuting officer of a court and filed with the department requesting that the department retain custody of an inmate pending delivery of the inmate to the proper authorities to stand trial upon a pending indictment or accusation. . . ." (Emphasis supplied.) OCGA 42-6-1 (3). Detainer statutes are in derogation of the common law and must be strictly construed. 1 This court has not been called upon to interpret this particular section of the statute. However, the Attorney General has opined that officers and employees of a county probation department are not prosecuting officers of a court within the meaning of the Georgia Detainer Act. Op. Atty. Gen. 69-268. The order in this case was issued by the trial judge, and not by the prosecuting officer in the case. Therefore it cannot be considered a detainer pursuant to OCGA 42-6-1 et seq., and Street was not required to follow the procedures outlined in OCGA 42-6-3 to obtain a final disposition of subsequent charges within two terms of court. The State argues that even if the detainer statutes do not apply, Street is not entitled to acquittal because there was not strict compliance with the three-prong requirement recently reiterated in State v. Moore, 207 Ga. App. 677 (428 SE2d 815) (1993). In Moore, the appellant was charged with armed robbery, a capital crime. The Moore case examines the requirements of OCGA 17-7-171 (b) which are inapplicable to this case because Street was indicted for burglary, first degree forgery and theft by taking, all felonies, but none are crimes for which he could receive the death penalty. See generally White v. State, 202 Ga. App. 370 (414 SE2d 296) (1991). Street's demand for speedy trial was timely filed 2 and unequivocal in meaning. Green v. State, 191 Ga. App. 873, 875 ( 383 SE2d 359) (1989). His motion for discharge and acquittal should have been granted. Douglas C. Pullen, District Attorney, Bradford R. Pierce, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee. | 
