I am about to try my first drug case where a confidential informant is used to get the search warrant.

do any of y'all have sample/predicate questions for direct examination of the detective who uses the CI to produce the search warrant without leaving yourself vulnerable to hearsay objections?

Email me directly with your situation. Are you talking about a motion to suppress before the court? Are you concerned about a suppression issue being raised before a jury?

Remember that the defendant doesn't get to go behind the warrant. Either it states probable cause or it doesn't.